Cerro Tres Kandú (Tres Kandu in the
Guaraní language
Guarani (Avañe'ẽ), also called Paraguayan Guarani, is a language of South America that belongs to the Tupi–Guarani branch of the Tupian language family. It is one of the two official languages of Paraguay (along with Spanish), where i ...
) is the highest point in
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
, with an elevation of 842 meters (2,762 ft). It is located in the municipality of
General Eugenio Garay,
Guairá Department Guaira may refer to:
* Guayrá, a former region of the Spanish Empire in what is now modern Paraguay and Brazil
* Guaíra Falls, former waterfalls on the Paraná River along the border between Brazil and Paraguay Brazil
* Guaíra, Paraná
Gu ...
, in a hill range named
Ybytyruzú.
This hill was important for the Armed Forces of Paraguay because it was a strategic location to place the army repeater or radio-link for their communication. The national electrical company (ANDE) had also mounted its radiocommunication repeater on this hill. Today these installations are abandoned.
See also
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Geography of Paraguay
Paraguay is a country in South America, bordering Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. The Paraguay River (Spanish: ''Río Paraguay'') divides the country into strikingly different eastern and western regions. Both the eastern region (officially called ...
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List of elevation extremes by country
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References
External links
"Cerro Tres Kandú, Paraguay" on Peakbagger"Cerro Peró, Paraguay" on Peakbagger
Hills of Paraguay
Guairá Department
Highest points of countries
{{Highest points of South America