- Location: Paraguay, Department of Amambay
- Date of creation: February 11, 1976
- Area of the park: 5,5 thousand hectares
The national reserve of Cerro Cora is well known far beyond Paraguay and is very popular with tourists around the world for the untouched beauty of nature and rich cultural and historical heritage.
Location:
Cerro Cora Park is located on the banks of the river Rio Aquibadan, in the eastern part of Paraguay, in the department of Amambay, near the border with Brazil. At 45 km from the reserve is the nearest town - Pedro Juan Caballero. The distance to the capital of the country - the city of Asuncion - 454 km.
History of creation
The reserve was established by the decree of the Government of Paraguay in February 1976. The park gained fame due to the fact that it was in these parts in 1870 that the decisive battle of the Paraguayan War against the Triple Alliance took place, which included Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay . During the battle, the national hero of Paraguay, Marshal Francisco Solano Lopez, whose dying words "I died with my people" in the country knows everyone.
What is interesting about the reserve?
Cerro-Cora presents its guests with an amazing atmosphere and the presence on its territory of monuments of architecture and history, ecological and tourist recreation along the river Aquidabán. Let us consider in more detail what you can see in the reserve:
- Landscape. It is amazing in Cerro-Cora, because in this place there are the steppe plain of the Chaco, numerous low hills with their savannas on the right bank of the Parana River and the rainforest, behind which is the neighbor of Paraguay, Brazil. The hills in Cerro Cora are mostly concentrated in the Cordillera del Amambay area. Each of them has its own name. The most famous hill Kora, from which he received the name of the reserve. Other elevations are called Ponta Pora, Alembic, Tanqueria and Tangaro, Myron, Guazu Tacurú Pytá, etc.
- The caves. They have Celtic origin. The hieroglyphics and signs of the Indians in them date back to the prehistoric period. You can also see traces of Aboriginal pre-Columbian era, people Tavi. Excursions to the caves are only accompanied by a guide.
How to get there?
The National Reserve of Cerro-Cora belongs to the Grand Chaco (Plain of the Great Chaco), which is mostly poorly populated and is a steppe area. The only option for an independent trip to Cerro Cora Park is a trip along the Ruta Trans-Chaco highway towards the Lower Gran Chaco and the city of Philadelphia. In addition, you can go to the reserve as part of a tour group with a guide. In this case, you do not have to worry about transport in Cerro Cora.