Site Facts

Country, State,
Province/Region:
Paraguay, Central Department

Relative Location:
North of the City of Asunción, in the Municipality of Asunción.

Latitude/Longitude:
25°16'1" S; 57°37'32" W

Category:
Regional

Basis for Designation:
More than 1% of the flyway population for Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis).

Size:
522 hectares (1,290 acres).

Joined:
January 2008

Site Owner/Steward:
Municipality of Asunción (land), Secretariat of the Environment of Paraguay (water).

Site Partners:
Guyra Paraguay.

Human Population within 100 km:

Contact:
Hugo Enrique Cañiza
Director of Environment
Municipality of Asunción
www.mca.gov.py
(00 595) 21 663369

Alberto Yanosky
Executive Director
Guyra Paraguay
Yanosky@guyra.org.py
(00 595) 21 227777