Formosa Province, Argentina

Formosa, capital of the province.

Distances: 1.180 kilometers from Buenos Aires
1.037 kilometers from Córdoba
169 kilometers from Resistencia

City located on the western coast of the river Paraguay. Its name derives from the Spanish word fermoso, making reference to the beauty of the place.

The county of Formosa is earth of tidelands, swamps and immense savannas of white palm where the biggest concentration and variety of birds cohabits. Especially outstanding are the South American caimans (yacarés) as well as the deer and rodents of great size.

It has a considerable aboriginal population, especially Tobas most of which live in the surroundings of the city. At the moment three ethnic groups cohabit: the Tobas, the Pilagá and the Wichi (Matacos).

It is an active and modern city with wide tree-lined avenues. Besides having parks and natural reservations, it is the ideal destination for adventure tourism.

The port has a floating pier from which some houses of the bordering Paraguayan town Villa Alberdi can be sighted.

Three national bridges on the Bermejo River communicate it with the Chaco. And two international bridges on the Pilcomayo River communicate it with Paraguay

A characteristically aspect of the capital of Formosa is its fairs of crafts. There, the aborigines exhibit and sell some products that they elaborate manually: wicker baskets, fabrics, pottery. They also sell herbs, as Candorosa or the yatei-caa, to which they attribute miraculous properties.

Places of interest to visit

· Historical Museum
· Nuestra Señora del Carmen Cathedral Church
· Government House
· National Historical Monument
· Natural Formosa Reserve
· Aborígenes de Tacaagle Reserve
· Guaycolec Animal Silvestre Station
· Pilcomayo River National Park

Touristic Attractions

Laguna Blanca, located 180 kilometers from Formosa. It is ideal place for camping. It has a spa, in a natural environment, gangplanks and temperate waters.

Laguna Yema, located 380 kilometers from the city of Formosa. It is ideal place for sailing, fishing, photographic safaris and sighting of birds.

Formosa Natural Reserve, located 460 Kilometers from Formosa. It is ideal place to carry out camping, hiking, photographic safaris and sighting of birds.

San Francisco de Laishí, San Francisco de Laishí, located 70 kilometers from the city of Formosa. There are the ruins of the sugar mill and sawmill, besides the convent San Francisco is the nucleus of the Franciscan Mission. Its chapel, as the rest of the convent, is the same since its foundation.

Paí Curuzú, located 195 kilometers from the city of Formosa. It is an ecological reservation of more than 40 hectares, ideal for camping and hiking along self-guided paths, where grills, inns, view points and a wooden house on the top of a tree have been built.

Misión San Francisco Solano de Tacaaglé, located 248 kilometers from the city of Formosa. Inside the chapel, created by the Franciscan Fathers, you can see objects of great historical value, as documents, books, religious garments, chandeliers, chalices and the altar.