Loma Plata

Loma Plata
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Coordinates: 22°23′0″S 59°50′0″W / 22.383333°S 59.833333°W / -22.383333; -59.833333Coordinates: 22°23′0″S 59°50′0″W / 22.383333°S 59.833333°W / -22.383333; -59.833333
Country	Paraguay
Department	Boquerón
Founded	June 25, 1927
Government
– Intendente	Ernst Giesbrecht Sawatzky
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population (2008)
– Total	5,500
Postal code	9370
Area code(s)	(595)(492)

Loma Plata is a city and distrito of the Department of Boquerón, Paraguay, located 407 km from Asunción by a detour of Route IX "Carlos A. Lopez". It is part of one of the Mennonite colonies of the Paraguayan Chaco.

Cologne Loma Plata or Menno

Climate

The temperature in summer reaches 44 °C in winter and reaches 0 °C. The average is 26 °C.

Economy

Residents of Loma Plata are engaged in agriculture, livestock and industry. They are organized in the Cooperative Society colonization. There are large dairies in the region, about 5,000 persons living in Loma Plata.

Church Loma Plata

History

In the origins of the colony Loma Plata, villagers had to overcome many adversities, such as the attack of wild animals and lack of medical care. Around 101 villages make up the colony in that area.

It was the first colony of Canadian immigrants in the region was founded in 1927, is an important urban center and administrative Cooperatives Menno.

Tourism

Loma Plata is an important commercial and industrial center, has the necessary infrastructure to receive visitors: hotels, restaurants and access to several places of great tourist attraction, for example: Campo Maria, Laguna Capitan, Chaco Lodge and others.

The museum's historic Cologne Menno meets the history of the first settlers in the area, is on the same site of the Cooperative, is freely accessible.

As for handicrafts, bags and hammocks are made of Caraguatá Enlhet of the indigenous community of Pozo Amarillo, located 70 km southeast of downtown Loma Plata. In addition, exhibited works in wood palo santo.

Hospital Loma Plata

The dairy factory located in the area, Clover, has guided tours for those interested in knowing the process of producing milk.

The Rodeo Club Isla Po'i, which belongs to the breeders' association in Cologne Menno, 1984, seeks to improve the quality of livestock production in the area. Annually, June 12, there is a fair statement in which shows the regional production. The partners also working in the recovery of gaps, through open channels to facilitate drainage of water in times of rain and lots of clean saline soils. At the Library of Cologne Menno are postcards and books by authors from the town.

In the Experimental Isla Po'i Chacra studies and experiments are carried out in different areas of agriculture: cotton, peanut, sesame, tomato, as well as explain the process of tillage, crop rotation and others. It is experimenting with the different species of pasture for livestock feed, fodder and tolerable soil, climate and other factors for livestock production. It also works with fruit trees and ornamental plants and trees native to the Chaco for reforestation.

Health

Currently one of the 4 existing hospitals in the department of Boquerón is in Loma Plata, which serves all residents of the area.

Transportation

Loma Plata is accessible by a paved road 22 km long, branching off the Transchaco highway.

Museum Loma Plata

References

• Geography Illustrated Paraguay, Distributed Arami SRL, 2007. ISBN 99925-68-04-6
• Geography of Paraguay, First Edition 1999, Publisher Hispanic Paraguay SRL.

External links

• Loma Plata (Menno Colony, Boquerón Department, Paraguay) at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
• National Secretary of Tourism
• Paraguayan National Mail