Doctor Pedro P. Peña is a village at the Argentina–Paraguay border, in the Boquerón department of Paraguay. It used to be the capital of Boquerón until 1992, when Filadelfia became capital.
Doctor Pedro P. Peña | |
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 The Pilcomayo River near Pedro Peña, Paraguay | |
  Doctor Pedro P. Peña | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′48″S 62°18′0″W / 22.48000°S 62.30000°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Boquerón |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 6 143 |
At around 2006, the Pilcomayo River changed its path and destroyed most of Dr. Pedro P. Peña. After the incident the village was abandoned. The mission P. P. Peña moved approx. 8 km north.[1]
References edit
- ^ Color, ABC. "Pilcomayo convirtió a Pedro P. Peña en poblado "tragado" por el bosque - Edicion Impresa - ABC Color" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
Sources edit
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
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