Tacuatí is a town and district in Paraguay. Tacuatí is situated above the Rio Ypané at the northern border of the II Departmento de San Pedro de Ykuamandyjy.
In October 2008, a 6 meter long female anaconda was found and killed there by local fishermen.
In the winter of 2008, a prominent local rancher and former municipal Intendente, Don Luis Lindstrom, was kidnapped for ransom, touching off a minor media storm during the months before the money was paid and his subsequent release.
At the end of 2008, armed bandits attacked a small military post about 13 kilometers outside of town. The attack was attributed to the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
Economyedit
Current major economic activities include the cultivation of soy and sesame, and cattle ranching. Formerly home to large forests, followed by large sawmills and poorly managed cotton farms, followed by large stretches of parched and barren sand.
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World Gazeteer: Paraguay[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
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tacuatí, town, district, paraguay, situated, above, ypané, northern, border, departmento, pedro, ykuamandyjy, coordinates, 45000, 59000, 45000, 59000countryparaguaydepartmentsan, pedroelevation102, population, 2008, total2, 991history, editin, october, 2008, m. Tacuati is a town and district in Paraguay Tacuati is situated above the Rio Ypane at the northern border of the II Departmento de San Pedro de Ykuamandyjy TacuatiTacuatiCoordinates 23 27 0 S 56 35 24 W 23 45000 S 56 59000 W 23 45000 56 59000CountryParaguayDepartmentSan PedroElevation102 m 335 ft Population 2008 Total2 991History editIn October 2008 a 6 meter long female anaconda was found and killed there by local fishermen In the winter of 2008 a prominent local rancher and former municipal Intendente Don Luis Lindstrom was kidnapped for ransom touching off a minor media storm during the months before the money was paid and his subsequent release At the end of 2008 armed bandits attacked a small military post about 13 kilometers outside of town The attack was attributed to the Paraguayan People s Army EPP Economy editCurrent major economic activities include the cultivation of soy and sesame and cattle ranching Formerly home to large forests followed by large sawmills and poorly managed cotton farms followed by large stretches of parched and barren sand Sources editWorld Gazeteer Paraguay dead link World Gazetteer com nbsp This Paraguay location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tacuati amp oldid 1217120218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
