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Paraguay Cities with Hotels
 Paraguay, inland republic in South America, bounded on the northwest and north by Bolivia, on the east by Brazil, and on the south and southwest by Argentina. The total area of Paraguay is 406,752 sq km (157,048 sq mi). Asuncion is the country's capital and largest city.
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Land and Resources
The Paraguay River divides the country into sharply contrasting regions, namely, in the west, the Gran Chaco, or Paraguay Occidental, and in the east, Paraguay proper, or Paraguay Oriental. The Gran Chaco is part of an alluvial plain that extends from Paraguay into Bolivia on the west, Argentina on the south, and Brazil on the east. Grassy plains, swamps, and scrub forests cover the area.
Paraguay proper consists mainly of the southern extension of the Paraná plateau. This elevation, from 305 to 610 m (1000 to 2000 ft) high, forms a watershed that gives rise to numerous tributaries of the Paraguay and Paraná rivers. On its western edge the plateau falls off sharply to a region of fertile grassy foothills toward the Paraguay River; in the east it descends gradually toward the Alto Paraná River. The main rivers are the Alto Paraná, the Paraguay, and the Pilcomayo. Lake Ypoá is the only large inland body of water. Among Paraguay's many spectacular waterfalls is Guairá Falls.
Climate
The climate of Paraguay is subtropical. At Asuncion average temperatures range from about 17.2° C (about 63° F) in July to about 26.7° C (about 80° F) in January. In the Chaco and other points to the north temperatures often reach 37.8° C (100° F). Annual rainfall averages some 1120 mm (some 44 in) in the Asuncion area, some 815 mm (some 32 in) in the Gran Chaco, and some 1525 mm (some 60 in) in the eastern forest regions. The Chaco has heavy rainfall in the summer and almost no rain in the winter.
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