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• FORMOSA THE CAPITAL
Formosa lies on the west bank of the River Paraguay. Its name comes from the Spanish word fermoso, meaning beautiful. Its Museo Histórico Regional has collections related to local natural science, history and anthropology. The Casa de Gobierno (Government Building) has been declared a national historical monument and houses the Museo de los Gobernadores. To the north of the city is the wild animal reserve of Guaycolec, with autochthonous and exotic fauna. |
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• THE PARQUE NACIONAL RÍO PILCOMAYO
Its 60,000ha include an area of marsh and swampland and savannahs of the white palm or caranday. On the highest ground you can find mounts that look like islands jutting out of the terrain and the shores of the Pilcomayo are covered by dense jungle. The marshlands and flooded areas have the densest and largest variety of birds of the eco-system: the spoonbill, the white heron, the chajá and the jabirú or tuyuyú. Two species of yacarés or south American alligators live here and among the mammals is the largest species of south American deer, the swamp deer. Males of the species, with their thick and branching antlers, can grow to more than 1m high and weigh more than 100kg. The carpincho or capibara is the world's largest rodent, and it spends the hottest part of the day submerged in water. |
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• Other places of interest
The Reserva Natural Formosa, a semi-desert area typical of the eco-system of the western Chaco region. The Bañado La Estrella, hundreds of thousands of hectares of nature reserve, which can only be explored by canoe.
To the south of Formosa is the town of Herradura, with lush and jungle vegetation, home to colonies of caraya monkeys. |
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