Colonia Independencia Explained

Official Name:Independencia
Pushpin Map:Paraguay
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Paraguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Guairá
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:1 757
Coordinates:-25.72°N -56.25°W

Independencia (better known as Colonia Independencia) is a town and district in the Guairá department of Paraguay.

The town is a tourist attraction because of its German heritage, specially in the month of October for its big Oktoberfest celebration.

Colonia Independencia received large waves of European immigrants during the 1940s and after the war, mainly from Nazi Germany and to a lesser extent from Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary.[1]

Roads

The town is connected by PY10 to the national routes system.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (Colonia) Independencia . . Spanish . 8 September 2015.