Saltos del Monday
Image:Salto Monday Paraguay.jpg
The Municipal Park Monday {{IPA|gn|monˈdaɨ |}} and its main attraction – approximately {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and {{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide waterfall named Saltos del Monday – are located in the Presidente Franco District, Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay, located around 25°33'40.6"S latitude and 54°38'00.1"W longitude, occupying an area of {{convert|4|acre|ha|1|order=flip}}.
Weather
The average annual temperature is 21 °C, the highest reaches 38 °C and the minimum 0 °C. The highest annual amount of the country in rainfall occurs in the region of Alto Paraná.
Animals and Plants
The Municipal Park Monday includes a natural reserve of nine hectares covered by a thick vegetation, rich with diverse species of flora and fauna and is one of the last remaining blocks of the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests west from the Paraná River.
Hydrography
{{wide image|PANO_Saltos_del_Monday.jpg|700px|Panoramic view of Saltos del Monday, in Paraguay}}
The Monday River empties into the Paraná River, has a variable flow depending on the seasons of rain.
Tourism
In Presidente Franco District, nature gives the region a show over the waters, the imposing Monday Falls, form a remarkable natural spectacle that has a long history, it was one of the stations in the path of the pre-Hispanic Guarani.
The waterfall is more than 40 meters high and consists of three main falls with other minors who rushed up near the mouth of the River Monday, one of the major tributaries of the right bank of the Parana River.
File:Saltos_del_Monday.jpg|Saltos del Monday front view
File:Saltos del Monday, Presidente Franco, Paraguay.jpg|Presidente Franco, Paraguay
File:Salto Monday vista.png|Aerial view of the fall
File:Salto Monday vistacaida agua cuerda bajan.png|Abseiling in Saltos del Monday, Paraguay
File:Saltos_del_Monday,_Presidente_Franco,_Alto_Paraná,_Paraguay_(52).jpg|Presidente Franco, Paraguay
File:Saltos_del_Monday111.JPG|Saltos del Monday, Paraguay
File:Saltos_del_Monday_-_panoramio.jpg|Saltos del Monday, Paraguay
See also
References
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- [http://www.abc.com.py/especiales/turismo/articulos.php?pid=165884 ABC Color]
- [http://www.abc.com.py/ciudadano/view.php?c_id=234&id=d5e67ced15e86d994718b27caa9de6e7 ABC Ciudadano]
External links
- [http://www.itaipu.gov.br/index.php?q=es/node/216 Itaipu-Turismo]
- [https://archive.today/20080316231022/http://www.marandudigital.com.py/turismo_rural/turismo_rural1.htm Marandú]
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