Ciudad del Este

After the fall of Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón in the 1950s, the government of Alfredo Stroessner took the decision to vigorously promote the so-called "March to the East", seeking to reach the Atlantic Ocean, through Brazil. The main problem encountered in the exit through the Río de la Plata was the excessively expensive freight, which made the exported products commercially uncompetitive. In 1955, the Mixed Paraguayan-Brazilian Commission was set up to boost the highway to the East, and in 1956 a reconnaissance flight was made on Alto Paraná. The construction of a road route to the Paraná River bank was led by Captain Porfirio Pereira Ruiz Díaz, who supervised several army units in the building of a 200-kilometre section from Coronel Oviedo.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

On 3 February 1957, the city now known as Ciudad del Este was founded by decree, but with the name of "Puerto Flor de Lis" ("Port Lily Flower"){{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/50-anos-historia-n81785.html|title=50 AÑOS DE HISTORIA|website=ultimahora.com|access-date=2019-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625105243/https://www.ultimahora.com/50-anos-historia-n81785.html|archive-date=2018-06-25|url-status=live}} close by a location known as Tacuru pucu ("Tall Termite Hill" in the Guarani) which was for a time the upper limit of navigation on the Paraná River.

Later,{{when|date=December 2019}} it was renamed "Puerto Presidente Stroessner" ("President Stroessner Port"), in honor of the dictator Alfredo Stroessner.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

After the 1989 Paraguayan coup d'état, a referendum was held to decide on a new name, and Ciudad del Este ("East City") was chosen.{{clarify|date=December 2019}}{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

Settlement in the region was hampered by dense jungle, but the city and the local economy expanded rapidly after the construction of the Friendship Bridge and the Acaray and Itaipu dams during the 1960s and 1970s. The city has attracted many immigrants and now has sizeable Chinese, Arab, Indian, and Korean populations. It is the second most developed and populated city in the country.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

The city, coextensive with the homonymous district, is located in south-eastern Paraguay. Part of an international tripoint known as the "Triple Frontier", Ciudad del Este lies opposite the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu (state of Paraná). Separated from it by Paraná River, it is linked by the Friendship Bridge. The Argentine border is located between the neighboring town of Presidente Franco and Puerto Iguazú (Misiones Province). Ciudad del Este, along with the towns and districts of Hernandarias, Minga Guazú, and Presidente Franco, forms a metropolitan area named Gran Ciudad del Este (Greater Ciudad del Este).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este is on the international route that connects southeastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz) with southern Brazil. This has contributed to the city's development as a smuggling post between Paraguay and Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ciudad-del-este|title=Ciudad del Este – Dictionary definition of Ciudad del Este – Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary|website=encyclopedia.com|access-date=2018-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204212/https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ciudad-del-este|archive-date=2018-10-14|url-status=live}}

The Paraná River borders the city to the east. The district is also surrounded by the Acaray River to the north, which separates it from Hernandarias District, while to the southwest it is surrounded by the Monday River that separates it from the municipality of Los Cedrales. In the city there are other streams, lakes, and bridges:{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

• Amambay Stream, on the Monday side, feeds the Republic Lake.
• Acaraymí Stream, on the Acaray side, connects with the Amambay stream underground.
• Saltito Stream, located in the southeast, serves as a boundary with the jurisdiction of Presidente Franco.
• The Republic Lake, is the recreational site par excellence in the city.
• The Yrendy Lake, located in the neighborhood Monday about 1,000 meters (1 km) from Route 7, was designated an ecological sanctuary{{when|date=April 2019}} for its beauty and natural wealth through a municipal resolution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/yrendy-santuario-ecologico-cde-n1134404.html|title=Yrendy, santuario ecológico de CDE|website=ultimahora.com|date=19 February 2018 |access-date=2019-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181331/https://www.ultimahora.com/yrendy-santuario-ecologico-cde-n1134404.html|archive-date=2019-01-29|url-status=live}}
• The José Costa Cavalcanti bridge over the Acaray river, popularly known as "Puente Seco" (Dry Bridge), is a junction between Mariscal López Avenue and the Itaipú Superhighway which connects the Pablo Rojas neighborhood with the Paraná Country Club of Hernandarias.
• The Peru bridge, over the Acaray river, connects the Don Bosco neighborhood with the Itaipú neighborhood of Hernandarias.

Ciudad del Este has a humid subtropical climate under Köppen's climate classification. Summer is hot and humid, with an average of {{convert|26|C}} in January. The high humidity usually becomes suffocating in the heat. Winter is temperate and irregular; temperatures between {{convert|0|C}} and {{convert|30|C}} have been recorded. The average daily temperature is {{convert|16|C}} in July.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este sees on average roughly {{convert|1700|mm}} of precipitation annually. In the winter of 1982, it snowed for the first time in the city, being the second snowfall registered in the country.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

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Ciudad del Este is the second most important city in the country, after Asunción. It gathers 8% of Paraguayan gross domestic product, that is, about 3.5 billion dollars. Some 244 companies there operate in the Services Sector and in the Industrial Sector, among which stand out the manufacture of auto parts, the textile industry, maquilas, industries developer, and others. Since Ciudad del Este does not have rural areas, it does not have any measurable agro-livestock activity of its own, but it does serve as a regional nucleus for other adjacent urban centers which do have agro-livestock activity, such as Hernandarias, Presidente Franco and Minga Guazú. The city has a large food market with more than 800 shops selling fruits, vegetables, and clothing.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este has repeatedly been on the list of notorious markets for infringing goods by the United States Trade Representative.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/03/01/baidu-hits-u-s-list-of-notorious-markets-for-infringing-goods/|title=Baidu Hits U.S. List Of "Notorious Markets" For Infringing Goods|last=Savitz|first=Eric|work=Forbes|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307211618/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/03/01/baidu-hits-u-s-list-of-notorious-markets-for-infringing-goods/|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/december/2016-notorious-markets-list|title=2016 Notorious Markets List Spotlights Fight against Global Piracy and Counterfeiting of American Products {{!}} United States Trade Representative|website=ustr.gov|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205314/https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/december/2016-notorious-markets-list|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}} The city is the headquarters of the company that operates the nearby Itaipu Dam.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

The city's economy (along with Paraguay's economy) relies heavily on the mood of the Brazilian economy, as 95% of Paraguay's share of the energy generated by the Itaipu Dam is sold to Brazil (for US$300 million), and that every day many Brazilians cross the border to buy less expensive products (US$1.2 billion, mostly electronics).{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/15/world/in-paraguay-border-town-almost-anything-goes.html?sec=&spon=&&scp=3&sq=paraguay%20taiwan&st=cse |title=In Paraguay Border Town, Almost Anything Goes |first=Diana Jean |last=Schemo |date=1998-03-15 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2017-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908075028/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/15/world/in-paraguay-border-town-almost-anything-goes.html?sec=&spon=&&scp=3&sq=paraguay%20taiwan&st=cse |archive-date=2017-09-08 |url-status=live }} Officially, you do not need to declare less than $300 worth of goods brought from Ciudad del Este to Brazil. However, it is worth noting that people have found loopholes to this law by getting some of the boys and young men sitting by the Friendship Bridge to transport any items in excess of $300.{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2022 |title=Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay: South America's Largest Black Market |url=https://explorewithfinesse.com/ciudad-del-este-paraguay-south-americas-largest-black-market/ |access-date=May 21, 2023 |website=Explore With Finesse}}

Smuggling is a major occupation in the city, with some estimates putting the value of this black market at five times the national economy. It is reported that Lebanese immigrants with links to Hezbollah are operating money laundering activities and cocaine trafficking in the city.{{cite news|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/15/lebanon-is-protecting-hezbollahs-cocaine-and-cash-trade-in-latin-america/|title=Lebanon Is Protecting Hezbollah's Cocaine Trade in Latin America|work=Foreign Policy|date=2018-06-15|access-date=2018-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618022109/http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/15/lebanon-is-protecting-hezbollahs-cocaine-and-cash-trade-in-latin-america/|archive-date=2018-06-18|url-status=live}}

In recent decades, Ciudad del Este has seen the development of a market in electronic and computer products, as well as consumer products, as well as luxury (perfumes, fine alcohols, and others). The economy of the city has diversified, led essentially by the installation of new industrial activities outside the traditional commercial focus, such as agribusiness, because in the city are located the largest agricultural companies in the country.

It has hotels, modern shopping centers, restaurants, casino and night entertainment centers. While shopping tourism is what most characterizes Ciudad del Este, in the area there are numerous tourist attractions of various kinds, as they constitute the most striking presentation letter of the central core in the region, like the internationally known as the Triple Frontier; there, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina converge each other:

• 20 km to the north, in Hernandarias is the Itaipú dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world, and the Museum of the Guaraní Land;
• 8 km to the south, in President Franco are the Saltos del Monday, waterfalls on the Monday River;
• 26 km to the south is the Moisés Bertoni Scientific Monument, a protected area where is the house in which the wise man carried out his research and publications;
• 20 km to the east, on the border between Argentina and Brazil, are the majestic Iguazu Falls.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Located near the center of the city, there is founded the "Lake of Republic" which is surrounded by vegetation which takes advantage of the waters from the Amambay stream and has a recreation area with an open-air amphitheater which offers the community a public place to enjoy artistic and cultural events. In its surroundings there are also walkways, bike paths, rest areas, playgrounds, gym, and gastronomic venues par excellence.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

The 3D Planet Museum is a space located within the Paris Shopping. These are 3D paintings hand painted by international artists, among which the Great Wall of China, the Iguazu Falls, the Roman Colosseum, Venice, Africa and outer space stand out. It also has a labyrinth of mirrors among the multiple attractions exhibited in rooms divided into five different areas. The shopping center has also a snow park.

El Turista Róga (Tourist's home), is a dependency of the National Secretariat of Tourism (SENATUR), located in front of the Green Park, near the center of the city. This one is specialized in orientation and reception of tourists, also has a reception room and wide information suitable to deliver brochures and explanatory leaflets in languages such as English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este is the most populous city in the country after Asunción, with a population of 301,815 persons, including 152,393 men and 149,422 women, according to projections of the DGEEC for 2019.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

It represents 36.8% of the departmental population (819,589) and 4.22% of the national population (7,152,703).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este is a multicultural and diverse city. It is home to a large Asian-born population, specifically of Taiwanese, Korean, Lebanese and Iranian origin, evident in the city's mosques and pagodas. From the 1970s, Sunni Muslim Arabs moved to the city. This changed in the 1980s to Shia Muslim Arabs from South Lebanon.John Tofik Karam, [http://casgroup.fiu.edu/pages/docs/1411/1268938190_Summary_Islam_in_South_American_Frontier.pdf (Un)covering Islam and Its Fifty-Year History in a South American Frontier Region] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107011632/http://casgroup.fiu.edu/pages/docs/1411/1268938190_Summary_Islam_in_South_American_Frontier.pdf |date=January 7, 2011 }} (2011), Florida International University.

As in the rest of the country, a large part of the population is bilingual in both, Spanish and Guaraní, in addition to Jopara, but the use of Portuguese is also common for thousands of people and is mainly used in the commercial and agricultural sector. Thanks to the strong presence of Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants, languages such as Arabic, Chinese, and Korean are commonly used in the downtown area of the city both in conversation and in posters.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este is organized territorially in 30 neighborhoods. Route No. 7 "Dr. Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia" divides the city into two parts: 9 neighborhoods in the north and 21 neighborhoods in the south. The Microcentro neighborhood is the only one located in the middle of Route 7, extending minimally on the north side.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

File:Barrios Ciudad del Este.svg

{{Historical populations

|1972|26485

|1982|62328

|1992|133881

|2002|222274

|2012|281422

|2022|326857

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Although it is a relatively new city, it is not exempt from having buildings of classical architecture, which can be seen at the Plaza Jesuítica.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Ciudad del Este has diverse spaces with densely populated arboreal areas. Among the main parks include the Ex-airport Alejo García park, the Monseñor Agustín Van Aaken park, the Bernardino Caballero park, the Acosta Ñu park, the Green Park and a score of other places. Emblematic and popular sites such as the Alejo García park (Ex-airport) and Monseñor Agustín Van Aaken park offer different recreation areas such as bicycle paths, aerobic stations, skateboarding tracks, and other recreational games.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Along the Los Yerbales Avenue, parks like "Manuel Ortiz Guerrero", "José Asunción Flores", "Salto del Guairá", and "Guayaivi" are all natural spaces whose main function is to conserve regional biodiversity. On the other hand, the Linear Park is a project financed by Itaipú Binacional and is focused on the use of the first three parks mentioned above; This project is based on the remodeling of green spaces for citizens' free access. The Linear Park, of about 50 hectares, is equipped with sanitary sewer systems, water network, video surveillance system, trails, cycle paths, free access to WIFI networks, playgrounds, outdoor gym, senior area, sector for food truck and a new effluent drainage system.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Given the rapid growth of the metropolitan region, plans are being projected for the development, reconversion and urban planning with a view to converting it into a sustainable metropolis. The renovation of Ciudad del Este is being planned by architects, civil engineers and Argentine professionals with the goal of upgrading the transportation infrastructure.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Guarani International Airport, located in the suburb city of Minga Guazú, connects the city with other Paraguayan destinations, as well as having international cargo flights mostly to Asia and North America.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html|title=Aeropuerto Guaraní cumplió 20 años y con una sola empresa aérea operando | NEGOCIOS | LANACION.com.py|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027075842/http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html|archive-date=27 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

The following countries have consular representations in Ciudad del Este:

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• Argentina (Consulate-General): Boquerón c/Adrián Jara – Edificio China 7º piso{{Cite web|url=http://ccest.cancilleria.gov.ar/|title=Bienvenido a Consulado General en CIUDAD DEL ESTE | Consulado General en Ciudad del Este|website=ccest.cancilleria.gov.ar|access-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130092846/http://ccest.cancilleria.gov.ar/|archive-date=January 30, 2016|url-status=live}}
• Brazil (Consulate-General): Calle Pampliega Nr. 205 Esquina con Pai Perez{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-ciudad-del-este|title=Consulado-Geral do Brasil Ciudad del Este|website=Ministério das Relações Exteriores|date=29 June 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2023|language=pt}}
• China (ROC) (Consulate-General): Avda. de Lago s/n Barrio Boquerón CP 131{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy8871/ |title=Consulate General of Taiwan in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |access-date=January 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161219095953/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy8871/ |archive-date=December 19, 2016 |url-status=live }}
• France (Honorary Consulate): Paraná Country Club, Hernandarias, Casilla de correo 309, 7000 Ciudad del Este{{cite web|url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy12960/|title=Consulate of France in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay|website=embassypages.com|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015080148/https://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy12960/|archive-date=October 15, 2018|url-status=live}}
• Germany (Honorary Consulate): Avenida Paraná 77, Paraná Country Club{{cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24357/ |title=Consulate of Germany in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |website=www.embassypages.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061556/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24357/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}
• Mexico (Honorary Consulate): Av. Adrian Jara, edif. Banco Unión, 3º piso, Oficina 20{{cite web|url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24356/|title=Consulate of Mexico in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay|website=embassypages.com|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061524/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24356/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}
• Peru (Honorary Consulate): Km 4 ½, Monday, B° Bernardino Caballero{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24371/ |title=Consulate of Peru in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |access-date=January 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061509/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24371/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}
• Slovakia (Honorary Consulate): Calle Boquerón 310, Edif. Grupo Monalisa S.A.{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy8001/ |title=Consulate of Slovakia in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |access-date=January 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061752/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy8001/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}
• Syria (Honorary Consulate): Avda. 11 de Septiembre 399{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24374/ |title=Consulate of Syria in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |access-date=January 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101714/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24374/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}
• Turkey (Honorary Consulate): Av. Monseñor Rodríguez s/n entre Itaybaté y Rubio Ñu, Edificio Mannah 10 Piso A{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24378/ |title=Consulate of Turkey in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |access-date=January 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061549/http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy24378/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}

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File:中華民國駐東方市總領事館2015 (cropped).png|Consulate-General of China (ROC)

• Identifications Department – Located on the street Súper Carretera{{cite web|url=https://es.foursquare.com/v/departamento-de-identificaciones/4f79b2a2e4b0488e30f8ef5a|title=Departamento de Identificaciones|website=Foursquare|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305061034/https://es.foursquare.com/v/departamento-de-identificaciones/4f79b2a2e4b0488e30f8ef5a|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}
• Supreme Court of Justice – The place is also known as the Palace of Justice. Located near the Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi of the Club Atlético 3 de Febrero: Avda. Bernardino Caballero e/ Cerro León{{cite web|url=http://www.pj.gov.py/contenido/111-sexta-circunscripcion-alto-parana/111|title=Sexta Circunscripción – Alto Paraná – Poder Judicial|website=pj.gov.py|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205041654/http://www.pj.gov.py/contenido/111-sexta-circunscripcion-alto-parana/111|archive-date=February 5, 2016|url-status=live}}
• Interpol – The city has a regional office of Interpol.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimahora.com/libanes-doble-identidad-esta-preso-interpol-n409867.html|title=Libanés con doble identidad está preso en Interpol|website=ultimahora.com|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014205747/https://www.ultimahora.com/libanes-doble-identidad-esta-preso-interpol-n409867.html|archive-date=October 14, 2018|url-status=live}}
• National Direction of Migration – Located at the head of the Friendship Bridge bordering Brazil: Cabecera del Puente de la Amistad, margen derecho (Ruta Internacional Nº 7 – Dr. José Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia){{cite web |url=http://www.migraciones.gov.py/datos-de-contactos |title=Datos de Contactos - Dirección General de Migraciones |website=www.migraciones.gov.py |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053520/http://www.migraciones.gov.py/datos-de-contactos |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}

• Axel Bachmann: Chess player, two-time Ibero-American chess champion (2013–2014).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
• Braian Samudio: Professional footballer.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
• Fabián Balbuena: Professional footballer.

• Puerto Iguazú, Argentina{{cite web |url=http://www.portaldelasmisiones.com/attachments/article/19/PUERTO%20IGUAZU.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.portaldelasmisiones.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114354/http://www.portaldelasmisiones.com/attachments/article/19/PUERTO%20IGUAZU.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}

File:Parque_Lago_de_la_República,_Ciudad_del_Este,_Paraguay.jpg|Lago de la República, CDE

File:Crossing Adrian Jara and Boqueron.JPG|Crossing Adrian Jara/Boqueron

File:City Church.JPG|Ciudad del Este Cathedral, Paraguay

File:CDE011.jpg|Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

File:Ciudad del este wikipedia.jpg|A typical commercial street in Cidudad del Este

File:Rydfhyytytyyy.JPG|Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

File:Hidroeléctrica Acaray Ciudad del Este.jpg|Acaray Hydroelectric, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

File:Ponte da amizade - Friendship bridge- Paraguay (9623754507).jpg|Friendship bridge with Brazil

File:CDE013.jpg|Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

File:CDE027.jpg|CDE, Paraguay

File:Alto_Parana_20120427_516.jpg|Tape Pora Highway at km 4, near Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

File:Shopping_Del_Este_(Ciudad_Del_Este),_Paraguay.jpg|Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

File:Iguazu Falls mist.JPG|Nearby Iguazu Falls, Paraguay

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