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Highest mountain in Paraguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cerro Tres Kandú (Tres Kandu in the Guaraní language) is the highest point in Paraguay, with an elevation of 842 meters (2,762 ft). It is located in the municipality of General Eugenio Garay, Guairá Department, in a hill range named Ybytyruzú.
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Cerro Tres Kandú | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 842 m (2,762 ft)[1] |
Listing | Country high point |
Coordinates | 25°54′06″S 56°09′36″W |
Geography | |
Location | General Garay, Guairá Department, Paraguay |
Parent range | Ybytyruzú |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Hill |
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.
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