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Villarrica
South America is thefourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Villarrica is a municipality in the center of southern Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Guaira. Initially founded on the banks of the Parana River in 1576, under the name Villa Rica del Espiritu Santo, the city was moved to its present site in 1682. In 2004, the population of the city was 40,300.
The city of Villarrica is 24 kilometers far from Pucon of coast road. It belongs to the superior watershed of the river Tolten and is accompanied in the area by the lake next to it. The water of the lake mirrors the brilliant cone of Villarrica volcano with its everlasting snow 2,540 meters. Large house, beaches, private ports and touristic infraestructure in general will be the adequate framework for rest and relaxation in this volcanic landscape. Villarrica is an attractive city with natural beauty and historical places, while traveling in South America.
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