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Caacupé (Spanish pronunciation: [ka(a)kuˈpe]; Guarani: Ka'akupe, literally: "Behind the Mount") is a city and district in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Cordillera. The town was founded in 1770 by Carlos Murphy, a grenadier in the service of King Charles III of Spain, although a first settlement existed here from ...
Although oranges, tobacco, and sugarcane grown in the hinterland are processed in the town, Caacupé is best known as a pilgrimage centre. On December 8, Paraguayans celebrate the festival of the Blue Virgin of the Miracles, whose shrine stands on Caacupé’s central plaza.
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Caacupé (en guaraní "Ka'akupe"), es un municipio y ciudad de Paraguay. Es la capital del Departamento de Cordillera y está situada al oeste de dicho departamento; además, la Cordillera de los Altos atraviesa el municipio.
Mar 28, 2024 · Simon Cooper. Last Updated: March 28, 2024. Caacupe is a pleasant place in which to live. The town is clean, welcoming, and well-provisioned. Beyond the town itself, there is a large amount of upland scenery of hills and hidden waterfalls asking to be walked and explored.
Caacupé is the capital of the department of Cordillera and has about 25,000 inhabitants. The city has the largest and only place of pilgrimage in Paraguay.
Located thirty-six miles (57 km) to the east of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay stands the small city of Caacupé, home of the country’s most important pilgrimage site. Legends tell that in the early 16th century a peasant of the Guarani Indian tribe named Indio Jose had been converted to Christianity by the French Franciscan missionaries ...
The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Caacupé is a Catholic basilica in Paraguay that was inaugurated on 8 December 1765 and became a place of pilgrimage for many local believers. Caacupé is considered the spiritual capital of Paraguay because it houses the largest sanctuary in the country.
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