Sat 22nd Nov 2008
- Ciudad Del Este Travel Guide & City Information
327 kilometres away from Asuncion, a young city founded only three decades ago, on the border with Brazil, it is the main access to the Yguazu Falls and Itaipu Dam. It is the country's leading commercial center due to the flow of imports and exports across the Parana River, you will find Foz de Iguazu, and 20 kilometres from there, the Iguazu Falls, located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, it is considered one of the world's great wonders. More than 250 water falls spread in an incredible tropical landscape, which you can enjoy through ramps and observatories. North of Ciudad del Este, the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Dam is the largest such project in the world, with a total length of 8 kilometres and a height of 225 meters. It has 14 gigantic spillways which form artificial waterfalls and generate an ubelievable 12,600,000 kilowatts of clean electric energy.