Ciudad del Este

Brief information about the Ciudad del Este

Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (Spanish pronunciation: [sjuˈðað ðel ˈeste], Spanish for City of the East; also called CDE) is the second-largest town in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, located on the Paraná River. It's located 327 km from Asunción, the capital, and is adjacent to the boundary with Brazil, to which the Friendship Bridge connects it on the Paraná River.

It's the biggest city within the Frontier region, which borders Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. The Dam, among the biggest power plants on earth, is near Ciudad del Este, as is the Iguazu Falls. Ciudad del Este is a town, and is among the biggest zones on the planet.

Its status brings Brazilians and Argentines . The Guaraní International Airport, the most important airport in the nation, is found in the town of Minga Guazú and serves Ciudad del Este.

The town is home to Club Atlético 3 de Febrero, whose home floor Estadio Antonio Aranda was utilized for the 1999 Copa América and can be the third most important soccer scene of Paraguay . The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este.