Paso Yobai | |
|---|---|
| Paso Yobai | |
  Paso Yobai | |
| Coordinates: 25°45′00″S 56°26′0″W / 25.75000°S 56.43333°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Guairá |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Founded by | Jorge Naville |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Mayor | Sindulfo Díaz (ANR) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 25,067 |
| Time zone | -4 GMT |
| Postal code | 3210 |
| Area code | (595) (552) |
Paso Yobai is the easternmost district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay.
It was founded in 1923 by a Swiss (Geneva) settler George Naville (1877-1943) as an agricultural colony. The first permanent resident was a man named Jose Dolores Resquin who was an employee of Naville. Resquin produced yerba mate to be transported to Villarrica by ox-wagons.[1] Paso Yobai was part of the district of Independencia until 1993.
Paso Yobai is historically known for the high quality of its production of yerba mate (ilex paraguariensis). Is also known for the production of sugar-cane, cotton and soy.
The Canadian company "Latin American Minerals, Inc." bought "Paraguayan Mines" in 2007 and negotiated an agreement with the Paraguayan government to begin mining in the district. .Although mining has brought increased prosperity to Paso Yobai, it has also brought environmental issues such asmercury contamination of the streams.[1]
The harpist, Enrique Samaniego was born in Paso Yobai.
- ^ a b "Paso Yobái, ciudad guaireña "capital de la yerba y del oro"" [Paso Yobai: Town in Guaira, capital of yerba mate and gold.]. ADN Digital (in Spanish). November 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2024.