Clorinda
Clorinda is a city located in the province of Formosa, Argentina and the capital of the Pilcomayo Department.
Located on the right bank of the Pilcomayo River, it sits at a strategic international crossroads just 4 kilometers from the Paraguayan capital of Asunción and 118 kilometers from the city of Formosa. Founded on September 29, 1899, on land originally granted to the Hertelendy family, the city has grown with a population of 94,383 as of the 2022 census. It serves as a major gateway between Argentina and Paraguay, connected internationally by the San Ignacio de Loyola Bridge and the pedestrian Friendship Footbridge.
Getting around Clorinda the local way
- Get inAlso, some major hotels have their own private minibuses.
- Get inCopanatra car ferries link Asunción to Argentina crossing the river Paraguay between the at the end of Avenida Perón on the southern edge of the city with Puerto Pilcomayo, on the Argentinian side, every 30 min M-F 06:30-17:30, and Sa and holidays 07:00-13:30.
- Get aroundThe old is at the riverside end of calle Colón and El Paraguayo Independiente, where small motor boats and car ferries make the 25-minute river crossing to Chaco'í, a small town on the other side of the river where good views of Asunción can be observed.
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