Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the
province of
Corrientes in the
Argentine Mesopotamia
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. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the , and is the head town of the
department of the same name. The city is on the right-hand (western) shore of the
Uruguay River, opposite the city of
Uruguaiana,
Rio Grande do Sul
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,
Brazil
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, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (
Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by
Paso de los Libres Airport.
Climate
Consular representation
Brazil
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has a Consulate in Paso de los Libres.
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Populated places in Corrientes Province
Uruguay River
Cities in Argentina
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