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.
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