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Formosa Province | |||
Capital | Formosa | ||
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Residents | 527.895 (2010) | ||
surface | 72,066 km² | ||
website | www.formosa.gov.ar | ||
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The province Formosa Located in the north Argentina. It belongs entirely to the Chaco savannah, with the east being more humid than the sparsely populated west.
Regions
- Littoral to the east, the humid Chaco region
- Impenetrable in the west, the drier Chaco region, characterized by bush forests
places
- Formosa, the capital, 200,000 inhabitants
- Clorinda (60,000 inhabitants), border town to Paraguay, suburb of Asunción
Other goals
- Pilcomayo National Park, almost unknown swamp, jungle and wetland in the north
- Formosa nature reserve in the west, a jungle enclave in the middle of the dry Chaco
background
language
getting there
The provincial capital Formosa is the starting point for almost all tours. The west is also good from Salta reach out.
mobility
Buses run between the main cities in the east and to Paraguay, also on the Ruta Nacional 81.
Tourist Attractions
activities
Adventure tourism is particularly possible in the west of the province and in the Pilcomayo National Park. The area is still very little hit by tourism.
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
In Formosa you can expect summer temperatures all year round. At most, there may be brief cold spells in winter.
literature
Web links
- http://www.formosa.gov.ar - Official website of the Province of Formosa