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Carmelo Peralta was administratively part of the district of [[Puerto Casado]] until May 2, 2008, when it became a municipality, according to Law No. 3,471. |
Carmelo Peralta was administratively part of the district of [[Puerto Casado]] until May 2, 2008, when it became a municipality, according to Law No. 3,471. |
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== Geography == |
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It is located on the western (right) bank of the Paraguay River, bordering Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It borders Coronel Cabral and Toro Pampa to the northwest, Puerto Guaraní and Fuerte Olimpo to the north, and Porto Murtinho in Brazil to the northeast, east, and southeast, and to the south with Puerto María Auxiliadora and Puerto La Esperanza, to the southwest with Coronel Paulino Alén (Cruce Paragro) and west with Mayor Hilario Amarilla (Cruce 65), respectively. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 18:53, 7 April 2024
Capitán Carmelo Peralta | |
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraguay |
| Time zone | -4 Gmt |
Capitán Carmelo Peralta, commonly known as Carmelo Peralta, is a Paraguayan city anddistrict situated on the banks of the Paraguay River, on the border with Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, approximately 716 km from Asunción, in the department of Alto Paraguay, Paraguay.[1][2][3]
It is known as "The Gateway to the Pantanal" or "The Pantanal City," as from here, visitors can access the Pantanal, which is the largest wetland in the world, shared between Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia.[4][5][6]
In this locality, the PY15 "Bioceanic" route begins, crossing the Paraguayan Chaco from east to west, ending at the town of Pozo Hondo, on the border with Argentina.
Toponymy
It is named in honor of Carmelo Peralta, a distinguished Paraguayan military aviator from Quiindy, who served during the Chaco War with the rank of Captain in the Paraguayan Air Force.
He was later promoted to Major and served as the personal pilot for President José Félix Estigarribia and his wife Julia Miranda Cueto, with whom he died in an air crash on September 7, 1940, at the age of 30. He was posthumously promoted to the immediately superior rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[7][8]
History
The first settlers arrived in 1898, initially comprising 12 families, among which a Brazilian woman named Margarita was the first to settle on the island now bearing her name, Margarita Island.[9]
A Paraguayan map from 1933 (during the Chaco War) shows the area of Carmelo Peralta named as Puerto Eduardo, functioning as a cattle ranch.[10]
The current town of Carmelo Peralta was officially founded in 1940, opposite the Brazilian locality of Porto Murtinho.[11]
During that time, the Anglo-Argentine company The River Plate Quebracho Company S.A. also operated in the area, extracting quebracho trees for the production of tannin, a substance used for converting raw animal hides into leather in a process known as tanning.[12][13][14]
In 1948, the Apostolic Vicariate of the Paraguayan Chaco was created, with its first bishop being Monsignor Ángel Muzzolón, a Salesian of Uruguayan origin. During his episcopate from 1956 to 1962, the first contacts were made with the Ayoreo indigenous people near Fortín Madrejón in the Boreal Chaco. In 1963, due to droughts, the Salesians moved their mission to Puerto María Auxiliadora, 30 km south of Carmelo Peralta, along the Paraguay River near Cerro Siete Cabezas, and the evangelized Ayoreo indigenous people relocated there.[12][15]
In 1974, an attempt was made to establish a Paraguayan colony named Colonia Francisco Careaga Chávez near Cerro Siete Cabezas, but ten years later, most of the lands were sold to Brazilian businesses.[12][16]
Carmelo Peralta was administratively part of the district of Puerto Casado until May 2, 2008, when it became a municipality, according to Law No. 3,471.
Geography
It is located on the western (right) bank of the Paraguay River, bordering Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It borders Coronel Cabral and Toro Pampa to the northwest, Puerto Guaraní and Fuerte Olimpo to the north, and Porto Murtinho in Brazil to the northeast, east, and southeast, and to the south with Puerto María Auxiliadora and Puerto La Esperanza, to the southwest with Coronel Paulino Alén (Cruce Paragro) and west with Mayor Hilario Amarilla (Cruce 65), respectively.
See also
References
- ^ "Informativo DGGPR No 06/19" (PDF). STP ~ Paraguay. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Paraguay: Administrative Division (Departments and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Mariela. "Ley Nº 3471 / CREA EL MUNICIPIO DE CARMELO PERALTA EN EL XVII DEPARTAMENTO ALTO PARAGUAY Y UNA MUNICIPALIDAD CON ASIENTO EN EL PUEBLO DE CARMELO PERALTA". Baccn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Paraguay Salvaje: Carmelo Peralta, la puerta al Pantanal paraguayo - Parte 1 (Episodio Completo). Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ DIGITAL, ADN (2019-05-05). "Carmelo Peralta, conocido como la entrada al "Pantanal Chaqueño"". ADN Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Duarte, Juana (2022-06-23). "El proyecto "Vida en el Pantanal" ofrece cursos de comunicación audiovisual en Carmelo Peralta". RCC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "La Nación / Paraguay en la historia: un accidente aéreo privó al país de su mayor genio militar". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Carmelo Peralta - Un emblemático aviador paraguayo. Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ lanaciongn (2018-06-27). "Diario HOY | Isla Margarita: el día a día de una comunidad que se encuentra bajo agua". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Milda. "El Paraguay Occidental – Imagoteca". Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Carmelo Peralta conmemora décimo año de emancipación". Última Hora (in Spanish). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b c "Comunidades ayoreo de Puerto María Auxiliadora en alerta" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Mariela. "Ley Nº 4230 / AUTORIZA AL PODER EJECUTIVO – MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR A TRANSFERIR A TITULO GRATUITO A FAVOR DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y DE LA TIERRA (INDERT) A LOS FINES DE LA REFORMA AGRARIA, UN INMUEBLE INDIVIDUALIZADO COMO FINCA N° 14.565, PROPIEDAD DEL ESTADO PARAGUAYO, UBICADO EN PUERTO LA ESPERANZA (EX PUERTO SASTRE)". Baccn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Quebracho es la especie chaqueña más exportada". Última Hora (in Spanish). 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Vicariato Apostólico del Chaco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Disposiciones 2023". www.ssme.gov.py. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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