Humaitá is a town in southern Paraguay, lying on the Paraguay River. It is best known for its role as the major Paraguayan stronghold in the War of the Triple Alliance, when it was home to up to 24,000 troops from 1866 until its fall in August, 1868. Until March of that year, it was the de facto home of the Paraguayan government.
Parts of the fortifications, including large earthworks, are still visible. The other main attraction is the remains o...
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Humaitá is a town in southern Paraguay, lying on the Paraguay River. It is best known for its role as the major Paraguayan stronghold in the War of the Triple Alliance, when it was home to up to 24,000 troops from 1866 until its fall in August, 1868. Until March of that year, it was the de facto home of the Paraguayan government.
Parts of the fortifications, including large earthworks, are still visible. The other main attraction is the remains of a Jesuit church and reductions, dating from the XVIII century.
Its name comes from the Guaraní word “yma” which means antique and the word “itá” which means stone. Humaitá would mean then, Old Stone.
The predominant geography in the zone is of a sheet of low areas, of whitish land, without prominent waviness. Due to the proximity of the river, the increase of the waves overwhelms the whole bordering zone, therefore the geopolitical importance that the city had in the past.
It’s a tropical weather that can reach 0 °C in the winter and a 40 °C...
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