Caacupé
Caacupé | |
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City and district | |
Coordinates: 25°23′10″S 57°08′27″W / 25.38611°S 57.14083°W | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Cordillera |
Government | |
• Mayor | Diego Armando Riveros Gonzalez |
Area | |
• Total | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 56,864 [1] |
Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
Postal code | 3000 |
Area code | +595 (511) |
Caacupé (Spanish pronunciation: [ka(a)kuˈpe]; Guarani: Ka'akupe, literally: "Behind the Mount") is a city and district in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Cordillera.
The town was founded in 1770 by Carlos Murphy, a grenadier in the service of King Charles III of Spain, although a first settlement existed here from the 17th century.[2]
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé. Caacupé is best known as the site of the Virgin of Caacupé , Saint Patron of Paraguay. The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles, Caacupé stands in the centre of the town. A major religious festival is held annually on 8 December in honour of the statuette "Our Lady of the Miracles". This statuette, carved in the 16th century by a devout convert, was miraculously saved from a great flood, and numerous miracles are ascribed to it.[3]
During the rest of the year Caacupé is a quiet provincial town. It has a park with amusements.
Gallery
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Basilica of Caácupe
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Inside view of the basilica.
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Pilgrims
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Aerial Panoramic view of Basílica de Caacupé
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.dgeec.gov.py. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Places of Peace and Power – Caacupé" – SacredSites.com
- ^ "Diario HOY | Caacupé dejó saldo de 1.500.000 visitantes y movimiento económico de US$ 2 millones". 9 December 2019.
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