Acaray River

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Acaray River

Acaray River, affluent stream in eastern Paraguay that after a 108-mile course, joins the Paraná River 6 miles upstream of the mouth of the Iguaçú River. In 1968 a hydroelectric plant was built, with the assistance of Italian engineers, near the settlement of Hernandarias. The 45,000-kilowatt output feeds the capital city of Asunción, and secondary lines supply border towns in Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Expansion in 1976 enlarged production to 240,000 kilowatts.

See alsoEnergy .

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hugo G. Ferreira, Geografía del Paraguay (1975).

Additional Bibliography

Prebenna, David. Planet Earth: Macmillan World Atlas. Germany: Wiley, 1996.

                                   CÉsar N. Caviedes

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