Paraguay topographic maps
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Areguá
Areguá is thought to come from Classical Guarani ariguâ·r ("[person/people] from above, from up there"), refererring to the area's high altitude and its first inhabitants from the Mbya Guarani tribes.
Average elevation: 292 ft
Altos
Paraguay > Cordillera Department
It is also called “Altos de Ybypytaré”, which in Guaraní means “path of the wind”, previously called “San Lorenzo de la Cordillera de los Altos”, one of the oldest cities of Paraguay. It is known as the “Terrace of the country” because of its high altitude.
Average elevation: 682 ft
José Falcón
Located in the Western region of Paraguay, in the area of Paraguayan Chaco. Its physical appearance is part of the characteristics of the Chaco soil: lowland with abundant vegetation of palm trees. It is a coastal city located at the junction between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay rivers. This district is located…
Average elevation: 243 ft
Alto Paraná
In the department there's practically no important elevations.
Average elevation: 915 ft
Presidente Hayes
The east has saline soil and the south has calcareous soil. The hills Confuso, Siete Cabezas and Galván are small elevations.
Average elevation: 348 ft
Concepción
The lands of this territory are of relatively elevation and even more close to the north and east frontiers, where they acquire the characteristic of true mountains. These are lands of calcareous origin, with a diversity of granite rocks and marble. The soil is very fertile. In the center and the north the…
Average elevation: 512 ft
Distrito Capital
Another important elevation was Mount Tacumbú, but in the 1950s began its exploitation in order to pave the streets of Asunción. Today only a lagoon remains as a result of the impossibility of suctioning the waters by the rocks that were left there. The quarry stopped working due to the urbanization of the…
Average elevation: 282 ft
Caaguazú
The Cordillera de Caaguazú extends throughout the department from north to south. It is made up of the mountain ranges of San Joaquín, in San Joaquín and Yhú; Tajao Paú and Carayaó; and Caaguazú, between Carayaó and Coronel Oviedo. Peak heights are no more than 200 meters, but to the east elevations…
Average elevation: 745 ft
