Place:Hernandarias, Alto Paraná, Paraguay

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NameHernandarias
Alt namesTucunupucúsource: Times Atlas of the World (1992) plate 118
TypeDistrict
Coordinates25.367°S 54.75°W
Located inAlto Paraná, Paraguay
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ciudad del Este ( 1957 - )


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Hernandarias is a district and city of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. It was named after Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first South American governor born in the Americas. It is located across the highway from the Itaipu Dam.

Located 349 km from Asunción. It is known as the "Latin American Capital of Electric Power" and is part of the Gran Ciudad del Este.

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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