Skyline view and the Friendship Bridge

Ciudad del Este (Spanish for City of the East) is the capital of Alto Paraná department of Paraguay, located at the Rio Paraná at 25.42°S′54.63, W°′{{{6}}}. Founded in 1957, it was originally called Puerto Flor de Lis (Port FleurdeLis), then until 1989 Puerto Presidente Stroessner (Port President Stroessner), after Alfredo Stroessner. It is part of a triangle known as the Triple Frontera (Triple border), or Tríplice Fronteira in Portuguese. It is linked to the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu by the Friendship Bridge; Puente de la Amistad in Spanish, Ponte da Amizade in Portuguese. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Alto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. ... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner, (November 3, 1912, Encarnación - August 16, 2006, Brasília) served as President of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989. ... The Triple Frontier (in Spanish, Hito Tres Fronteras, the Three Borders Landmark) is the tri-border area along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil near the cities of Ciudad del Este, Alto Paraná; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones and Foz do Iguassu, Paraná respectively and is the location of the Iguassu... Foz do Iguaçu () is the 3rd largest city of Paraná state, Brazil and the 11th largest of the Brazils Southern region, with a population of 309,000 habitants . ... Its Paraguays most important bridge The Friendship Bridge (a direct translation from Ponte da Amizade or Puente de la Amistad) is an arch bridge connecting the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este. ...

Population

It is the second largest city in the country, with a population estimated at 240,000 in the city centre or 375,000 including the suburbs (Hernandarias, Presidente Franco, Minga Guazú (where the Guaraní International Airport is located). Hernandarias is a district of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Minga Guazú is a district of the department of Alto Paraná, Paraguay. ...

Downtown Ciudad del Este

Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ...

Sizeable Immigrant Population

The city has a large Asian-born population, specifically Taiwanese, Arabs and Iranians, evident in the city's mosque and pagodas. The Taiwanese government paid for the construction of the city's town hall in exchange for Paraguayan support in the United Nations, hence the Taiwanese flag that flies on the building. This article is about the people of Taiwan. ... Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ... A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... A pagoda at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia This article is about the building style. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

Economy

Ciudad del Este generates about 60% of Paraguay's GDP. It is the third largest free-tax commerce zone in the world, after Miami and Hong Kong, and — together with Foz do Iguaçu — it is the headquarters of the company that operates the nearby Itaipu dam. The city's economy (and Paraguay's economy as well) relies heavily on the mood of the Brazilian economy, as 95% of Paraguay's share of the energy generated by the Itaipu Dam is sold to Brazil (for US$300 million), and that every day many Brazilians cross the border to buy less-expensive products (US$1.2 billion, mostly electronics). Smuggling is a major occupation in the city, with some estimates putting the value of this black market at five times the national economy. This article is about the city in Florida. ... Itaipu Dam close-up Itaipu (Guarani: Itaipu, Portuguese: Itaipu, Spanish: Itaipú; pronounced ) is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. ... Paraguay has a market economy and is marked by a large informal sector. ... Brazil has a free market and export-oriented economy. ... Itaipu Dam Itaipu (Portuguese: Itaipu; SAMPA [itajpu]) is a dam that includes the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world. ...

Transportation

Guarni International Airport connects the city with other South American destinations. Guarani International Airport is an international aiport serving the city of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay IATA Code:AGT ARPA - Aerolineas Paraguayas - (Asunción, Pedro Juan Caballero) TAM Linhas Aéreas - (São Paulo-Guarulhos) TAM Mercosur - (Asunción), (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza), (Santiago), (São Paulo-Guarulhos) Category: ...

Miscellaneous

• The city has a reputation in Paraguay as being a dangerous city with high crime rates and it is not uncommon to see private guards outside many buildings.

• There also existed rumours in Western media that Al-Qaida operatives were located here, but those claims were not proven, as these are recognised only "off the record". Other rumours had members of Hezbollah using the city as a base to launch bomb attacks on Argentine Jews. See AMIA Bombing. It is believed that the suicide bomber entered Argentina through the Triple Border.

• In 2005, it was a filming location for Miami Vice, a film directed by Michael Mann and based on his television series of the same name.

• In the Cyclops: Icons series, Cyclops travels to Ciudad del Este to fight Ulysses.

Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... It has been suggested that Attribution (journalism) be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... The AMIA Bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, or AMIA) building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, that killed 85 people. ... A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio backlot or soundstage. ... For the 1980s TV series, see Miami Vice. ... Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943 in Chicago) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. ... For the 2006 movie, see Miami Vice (film). ...

External links

• Compare Prices in Ciudad del Este.
• South America Pictures.
• Images of the city
• Ciudad del Este Streets & Shopping centers map
• Insider information about the city
• Article from the New Yorker by Jeffrey Goldberg about Hezbollah's connections in Ciudad del Este