Ybycuí
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Ybycuí is a Paraguayan rural community of the department of Paraguari
, located 120 km away from Asunción
,and 40 km from the Ruta una (Route 1).
In the urban area there are 4.630 people and in the rural area 16.257 people.
factories.
There are also coal factories, honey extraction from bees , as well as sugar cane.
During the War of the Triple Alliance
, bullets and guns were made at Minas Cue, but the allied troops took it and destroyed it. Now at La Rosada, there is a museum where tools used at the time are shown, as well as guns which were manufactured there.
La Rosada is inside the National Park of Ybycui. Inside the Park there is also the Salto Mina, also called Salto Cristal, where you can take long walks admiring the fauna and flora of the region, and through the paths you can get to the Salto Guarani.
In Ybycuí we can also appreciate the Pozo Tatacua, with unknown depth, resides the Paso Ita.
The ancient home of Bernardino Caballero is very visited by tourist who want to know more of the Paraguayan history.
The School Farm Mamorei wants to make the population realize about the importance of taking care of nature.
- Gral. Bernardino Caballero
,because he was born in Ybycui he is called the “Ybycui Centauros”. In the city, in his honor we have the Avenue and the National School”Gral Bernardino Caballero.
- Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo
, musician and composer, poet, and director ,he was born in 1907.
- The Vice-president, Facundo Machaín
, was the founder of the Medicine faculty.
Paraguarí Department
Paraguarí is a departamento in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932. The capital is the city of Paraguarí.- History :...
, located 120 km away from Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
,and 40 km from the Ruta una (Route 1).
Demography
Ybycuí has a total of 20.887 inhabitants, from which, 10.756 are male and 10.131 are female, according to the last census of 2002.In the urban area there are 4.630 people and in the rural area 16.257 people.
Economy
Among the economical activities of the people we can mention the agriculture, cattle breeding, forest exploitation and cottonCotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
factories.
There are also coal factories, honey extraction from bees , as well as sugar cane.
Transport
Located 123 km away from Asunción, and 40 km from the Route 1 Mcal Francisco Solano Lopez.Tourism
There is in Ybycuí an iron casting foundry as well as the repository of arms Minas Cue, named as La Rosada, which happen to be on duty in times of Don Carlos Antonio López, where war marbles and tools were made, besides pieces of navy ships of the Paraguayan navy.During the War of the Triple Alliance
War of the Triple Alliance
The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...
, bullets and guns were made at Minas Cue, but the allied troops took it and destroyed it. Now at La Rosada, there is a museum where tools used at the time are shown, as well as guns which were manufactured there.
La Rosada is inside the National Park of Ybycui. Inside the Park there is also the Salto Mina, also called Salto Cristal, where you can take long walks admiring the fauna and flora of the region, and through the paths you can get to the Salto Guarani.
In Ybycuí we can also appreciate the Pozo Tatacua, with unknown depth, resides the Paso Ita.
The ancient home of Bernardino Caballero is very visited by tourist who want to know more of the Paraguayan history.
The School Farm Mamorei wants to make the population realize about the importance of taking care of nature.
Important People
Its most important sons are:- Gral. Bernardino Caballero
Bernardino Caballero
Bernardino Caballero Melgarejo was the President of Paraguay from 1881 until 1886 and founder of the Colorado Party....
,because he was born in Ybycui he is called the “Ybycui Centauros”. In the city, in his honor we have the Avenue and the National School”Gral Bernardino Caballero.
- Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo
Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo
Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo was the main reference of the so called “golden generation” of the Paraguayan popular music and a strict studious of the Paraguayan folk music.-Biography:...
, musician and composer, poet, and director ,he was born in 1907.
- The Vice-president, Facundo Machaín
Facundo Machaín
Facundo Machaín was President of Paraguay. His period of government was short but very important for the political situation of the country at the time.-His life:...
, was the founder of the Medicine faculty.