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Purmamarca, Argentina
July 8, 2023
Purmamarca, Argentina, has a population of about 891, as of the 2010 census. Purmamarca is an old town—the church (see the photos in the photo album) was built in 1648, and is still being used today. The town had already existed at the time of the conquest of the local area. The walls are adobe and the roof is made of Cardón and mud. Cardón is a catus that looks very similar to the Sajuaro cacti in Arizona and northern Mexico.
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A map of my route for my journey of South America
July 6, 2023
This is an overview of my journey so far, as of July 5, 2023. But this time it is only a view of the route, as you can see in the map.
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Filadelfia, Paraguay
July 5, 2023
Filadelfia, Paraguay, has a population of about 20,000. Filadelfia is a relatively new town—it was founded in August of 1931. The town is considered to be one of the safest in Paraguay.
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Concepción, Paraguay
July 3, 2023
Villa Real de la Concepción (Concepción), Paraguay, has a population of about 89,000. This small city sits on the edge of the Paraguay River, seperated from it by a low dike. The riverside has not been developed though there is a short section of 'costenera' (malecon, boardwalk) but it is nothing special, being old and obviously unappreciated by the city.
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Yby Yaú, Paraguay
July 1, 2023
Yby Yaú, Paraguay, has a population of about 36,000. The town is quite new in regard to its founding—in 1984, it was declared a district. That's it, the end. I looked at both the city government website and the Wikipedia and that is the extent of historical information. A district is not a town or a city. From what I've discovered, a village becomes a district (or vice versa), then it is decreed a town, then it is decreed a city. At any rate, I found this description on a mining organization website: "Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work." I got a chuckle out of that, it seems they also don't know what to refer to this place as.
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