Concepción is a city in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción department. It lies on the River Paraguay. Concepción is a department of Paraguay. ... The Paraguay River near Asunción The River Paraguay (Rio Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese) is a major river in south central South America, running through Brazil and Paraguay and forming a border between Brazil and Bolivia as well as Paraguay and Argentina. ...

Founded in the early twentieth century by Italian immigrants, the town prospered as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1948. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco is an arid, sparsely-populated, very hot, semi-desert, lowland region of the La Plata basin and is a region divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called Matto Grosso. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The Paraguayan Civil War was a conflict in Paraguay from March to August 1947. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...