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27-626: During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this area of the country was going through a serious crisis due to population bellicosity of the Indians from Chaco. The villagers from Tobatí located north of the river Pirapo then called, had to migrate south for the continue attacks by Mbaye-guaicurúes. The residents of Altos and Atyrá created their current settlements in the territory of this department. There were also some settler farmers who were scattered in existing territories Arroyos y Esteros , 1 de Marzo , Caraguatay and Piribebuy . Towards

54-405: A major tourist resort of Paraguay today Already in the early twentieth century, in 1906, was organized legally the country dividing the territory into departments. Thus was created the department of Caraguatay, initial name of the department of Cordillera. In the year 1945, by a decree Law No. 9484, the department received its present name: Cordillera. Finally in 1973, by Law No. 426 took place in

81-460: A new territorial reorganization and country, at which consolidates the structure of the department with its current boundaries and districts. Cordillera Region is located between parallels 24° 50′ and 25° 35′ south latitude and the meridian 56° 30′ and 57° 27′ west. The department is divided in 20 districts: Its capital is the city of Caacupé , located atop the Cordillera de Los Altos. It

108-668: Is Tobatiry, called in its nascent: Yhaguy River. Other major rivers are the Piribebuy, which rises in Pirayú and empties into the Paraguay River, and Salado born in Ypacaraí. These waters flowing through a rich vegetation and is forming along the way as the waterfalls of Piribebuy, Piraretá, Chololó and others. In this department is the emblematic Lake Ypacaraí , which is formed by the waters of many streams that flow into it. It

135-406: Is also a producer of tomato, carrot, grapefruit, lemon, peanuts and manioc. It also stresses the poultry production nationally and on a smaller scale, are breeding cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and goats. The department has institutions providing education to students from the initial level, school education and basic education Media. Lake Ypacaraí attracts tourists to the city of San Bernardino,

162-407: Is approximately 35 km (22 mi) long, between 5 and 6 km wide, 300 meters deep and 90 km surface. It is mild and dry. The average annual temperature is 22 °C. The maximum is reached 39 °C and the minimum drops to 3 °C. Rainfall totaling 1536 mm annually, with an average of 153 mm monthly, except June and August, that only reaches 80 mm. This department

189-641: Is divided into two distinct areas by presenting physical appearance. An area located to the northeast, where the terrain is presented rather flat with many estuaries suitable for the farm. The other, extended along the Cordillera de Los Altos, with flat surfaces and corrugated satisfactory for agriculture . The main route is called the Second Marshal José Félix Estigarribia that crosses northern department. It emerged branches and paved enripiados (road that consists of sand and small rocks). Route III "General Elizardo Aquino" crosses

216-429: Is exported to neighboring Argentina and Brazil. While some factories are modernized and run off electric machines and kilns, and some employ a mixture of modern and traditional methods, the vast majority are traditional operations. First, the clay for the products is milled in wooden churns powered by horses or mules walking in circles around the mill. Workers then form the tiles and bricks in hand molds and place them in

243-638: Is one of the main countries where Stevia rebaudiana or kaʼa heʼẽ ( Guarani ) is cultivated. In 2014 an area of 2,300 hectares was devoted to this crop, producing 3,680 tonnes, according to estimates of the National Directorate of Censuses and Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The Paraguayan departments that produce the greatest yield (kilograms per hectare) are San Pedro , Caaguazú , Itapúa and Alto Paraná. Exports of Stevia extracts (especially sweeteners ) and of

270-517: Is renowned throughout Paraguay for the woodworking, ceramics, and sculptures of its artisans. One artisan in particular, Don Zenón Páez is world-renowned. The major industry and income source for Tobatí is the production of building materials. The majority of roofing tile and bricks supplying Paraguay have their origin in the many factories in Tobati. Additionally, much of the Tobateño production

297-430: Is titled, Tobati: A Paraguayan Town , by Helen and Elman Service. The second is titled Tobati : tradicion y cambio en un pueblo paraguayo , by Diego Hay. As with most Paraguayan towns, Tobatí is predominately Roman Catholic . There are small Evangelical , Baptist , and Jehovah's Witnesses communities present in the town as well. The town is divided into Barrios, generally named after Saints, and feast days of

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324-539: The Paraguayan War for Independence from Spain , and is known as a very able military tactician. Caballero continued to serve his country after the War for Independence as one of the members of the governing Junta of Paraguay until the ascension of the "Perpetual Dictator", Doctor José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia . Tobati was the subject of two very well known and respected sociological studies and books. The first

351-409: The Cordillera de Los Altos, whose height reaches 200 metres. This ridge also crosses the districts of Piribebuy and Eusebio Ayala. Its elevations are the most attractive hills Caacupé and Tobatí. The Paraguay River runs 33 km of this department. Many areas water tributaries, such as Manduvirá River, which crosses the peoples of Piribebuy and Valenzuela. The main tributary of the river Manduvirá

378-631: The Republic, Court of First Instance, Banco Nacional de Fomento, COPACO SA, ANDE, Mail, Regional Hospital, oversight of primary and secondary schools, National University Three private universities, secondary schools, primary and secondary schools, several high schools, private institutes, Paraguayan Red Cross, Lions Club, and several more institutions. The department Cordillera is primarily agricultural. It produces cotton, pineapple (pineapple), rice, sour orange, corn, sugarcane, banana, coffee, pepper, and strawberry, tangerine, peas, lemon and kaa he`e . There

405-714: The Saints are celebrated in their respective Barrios as neighborhood events. The religious life of the town centers around the feast day of Mary of the Immaculate Conception , the Patron Saint of Tobatí, on December 8. The church in Tobatí contains the holy relic carving of the Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, which was carved by an indigenous convert to Christianity hundreds of years ago. This Indian

432-569: The boats were abandoned by Paraguayans to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy during the Paraguayan War . The area produces a variety of handicraft products such as encaje ju (embroidery made by hand), ponchos sesenta listas (typical cloth worn in winter), embossing leather, wood and other work. Tobat%C3%AD Tobatí is a city in Tobatí District in the Cordillera Department , Paraguay . The population of

459-566: The city is 9,688. Tobati was founded in June 1539 by Domingo Martínez de Irala . There are various opinions as to the meaning of the town's name. One is from the Spanish definition of the word, referring to the rocky terrain, consisting largely of limestone. Another is that it is the combination of the Guaraní language words "tova", meaning "face" and "tí", meaning "nose", or together - "nose on

486-542: The department and joins it with department Concepción . The Paraguay River is navigable in this area. The districts have airfields. It has radio stations in various locations such as private issuers AM Z.P. 28 Radio the Voice of the Cordillera, three FM stations, Radio Sol, Radio Serrania and Radio Caacupé. In Caacupé operate several institutions, such as the Governorate of the Cordillera, City Hall, Comptroller General of

513-415: The end of the eighteenth century these small towns were expanding, consolidating the villages located north of the department as Arroyos y Esteros Eusebio Ayala (then called town of San Roque). Once the Paraguayan War , began a process of founding of major towns and settlements driven by German immigrants during the government of Bernardino Caballero . Thus, in 1881 saw the founding of San Bernardino ,

540-644: The face". The third option is that the name is a combination of the Guaraní words, tova, and morotí - referring to an indigenous legend of a white faced warrior priest who would come to lead the tribes into a glorius era. One of the greatest heroes in Paraguayan history, the "Liberator of Paraguay", Captain Pedro Juan Caballero hailed from Aparypy , Tobati. Captain Caballero was the leader of

567-493: The hill Caacupé, the Cristo Rey (Ecological Reserve declared educational) and the hill Cavajhu and Atyrá. In Tobatí , the hill Tobatí is a geological formation dating from 400 to 500 million years ago. It has strange ways of rocks that have received names like Leon semi dormido (lion that almost asleep), Yvytu Silla, Gigantesco Batracio and others. It also can be accessed at Caraguatay , the place called Vapor Cué, site where

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594-570: The leaves during the period 2007–2014 reached a cumulative total of USD 7,600,000. The main export destinations of Stevia from Paraguay in 2014 were the European Union (47%), China (37%), the wider Mercosur area (11%), United States (1%), and Rest of the World (4%). In 2010 there were roughly 40 companies in the country devoted to this product, employing in total some 20,000 people in production, industrial processing and export. Among

621-779: The main centre of the country in summer. In Caacupé and Piribebuy are the streams of Ytú and Yhaguy Guazú, Amambay, Piraretá and Siete Caídas. Other attractions include the Museum Hassler in San Bernardino, the site where the battle was fought in Acosta Ñu in Eusebio Ayala; the Basilica and the churches of Caacupé, Altos, Piribebuy, Valenzuela and Atyrá that still retains its original Franciscan altarpiece. The chain of hills of Altos presents ideal places to climb,

648-565: The sun to dry. In the final step the products are cooked in wood fired kilns for 24 hours or more. Each year, a community service trip consisting of approximately 100 students from the Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut travel down to Tobatí. The group originated due to the organization of one instructor at the school, Ron Garcia, whose family is from Tobatí and who still has many family members in

675-690: The town. Team Tobati sends a large group of students and health care professionals each year over spring break to Tobatí, Paraguay on a public service trip to work with rural villages in providing access to health care and education. The group also sends smaller contingents of students and medical professionals at various times during the year. Additionally, Team Tobati has funded an artisan village and an educational institute, which are maintained year-round. 25°16′S 57°19′W  /  25.267°S 57.317°W  / -25.267; -57.317 Stevia cultivation in Paraguay Paraguay

702-544: Was founded on April 4, 1770, by Carlos Murphy. Its area is 150 km with a population of 35,324 inhabitants. It is 54 km distant from Asunción and is considered the "spiritual capital" of Paraguay, where La Virgen de los Milagros of Caacupé is venerated at the Basilica (the special place for the Holy Mother), where people walk on pilgrimage every year more than 1.5 million faithful, 7 and December 8. The districts of Paraguarí, Altos and Emboscada are crisscrossed by

729-598: Was pursued by his tribe to be put to death for his conversion to Christianity. As he hid behind a tree the Indian prayed to the Holy Mother for protection in turn for his devotion and promise to create an icon to glorify her. The tribe passed him by unnoticed and he subsequently carved two statues of the Holy Virgin. One resides in the church in Tobati, and the other in the Basilica in neighboring Caacupe . Tobatí

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