Colonia Independencia Paraguay

Independencia is a town and district in Guairá department of Paraguay. The first known inhabitants of the area were indigenous peoples of tri…
Independencia is a town and district in Guairá department of Paraguay. The first known inhabitants of the area were indigenous peoples of tribes Mbya and Guayaki. The area was originally known as Muvevo, which is the name the natives gave to a plant they used to smoke using pipes. Upon the arrival of paraguayan nationals and other setllers it got the name of Kuruzupe, due to a coffin shaped like a cross brought by a German family. Later it was called Campo Melgarejo after Conrado Melgarejo, an entrepreneur from Villarrica. It was established on January 17, 1920 as a hamlet belonging to the town of Mbocayaty with the name of Colonia Independencia Nacional
  • Country: Paraguay
  • Department: Guairá

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