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The Paraguay River basin includes several distinctive habitats, ranging from very clear waters such as Rio da Prata near Bonito in the upper part to the sediment-rich Bermejo River in the lower part. The suspended load of the Paraguay River is about 100 milligrams per litre (3.6 × 10 −6 lb/cu in) before the inflow of Bermejo, but rises to ...
Map of Paraguay Paraguay is a country in South America, bordering Argentina , Bolivia and Brazil . The Paraguay River (Spanish: Río Paraguay ) divides the country into strikingly different eastern and western regions.
Paraguay (/ ˈ p ær ə ɡ w aɪ /; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest.
Wikimedia Atlas of Paraguay (in Spanish) National Department of Tourism (in Spanish) Ministry of Finance with economic and Government information, available also in English (in Spanish) Tourism in Paraguay (in Spanish) Tourist and Hotel in Paraguay; Encyclopædia Britannica Paraguay Complete guide to Paraguay's history and culture
Asunción (English: / ɑː ˌ s uː n s i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ ɑː s uː n ˈ s j oʊ n /, [3] [4] [5] Spanish:) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River.
Puerto Suárez is located in the province of Germán Busch, Santa Cruz Department and situated by Laguna Cáceres which is connected to the important Río Paraguay and Río Paraná waterway by the Tamengo Canal. It is also home to Bolivian Navy flotilla.
The rivers of Paraguay have served, in the absence of usable roads, as natural ways to access the more remote Paraguayan territories. Some of them, the major tributaries of Paraguay and Parana, enabled navigation on a small scale, and smaller boats with limited use in times of drought due to decreasing flow of water flows.
Central (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 1,883,927 inhabitants, it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay. It is also the smallest department, with a total area of 2,465 square kilometres (952 sq mi).