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Encarnación is a city in Paraguay, capital of the Itapúa department, located in the southeast of the country, on the right bank of the Paraná River.



It is the third city in the country, economically speaking, after Asunción and Ciudad del Este.



It is also a major shopping center and maintains a strong link with the city of Posadas, Argentina, connected by the San Roque González de Santa Cruz rail and road bridge, which crosses the Paraná River.



The city was founded on March 25, 1615 by the Jesuit San Roque González Santa Cruz (first Paraguayan saint)



It is an important river port and, being on the border with Argentina, many of its inhabitants are dedicated to the commercial area, having their business in different mercantile poles of the agglomeration, where they highlight: the Zona Alta and the known "Zona Baja" , which will be flooded by the waters of the Paraná River when the Yacyretá dam is fully operational; where the new commercial area is being built close to the customs of the Incarnation and the international bridge; In addition to Placita, a building built by Eby (Binacional Yacyreta Entity) located 100 meters from Irrazabal Avenue, specifically to absorb the marketing of essential products (fruits, vegetables, meat, etc.).



In addition, the city has several industries, highlighting the presence of sawmills, tanneries, skins and cotton gin. In addition to the concentration, industrialization and marketing of maize, mate, rice, citrus and tobacco. Lately, exploitation of crystallization and exportation of Ka'a He`e (fennel), a natural sweetener (sugar free), especially for the European and Japanese markets, has grown.



The city has a good tourist infrastructure, as it has numerous hotels of all levels and gastronomic establishments of up to 5 stars that offer a warm attention to tourists.



The city has a variety of shops and entertainment venues, the vast majority of tourists visit the city during the hot month of February (southern summer) to attend the parties of the Encarnaceno Carnival, the most important in the country.



They also visit her when they return from their trip to the famous Iguazu Falls, on the so-called triple border with Argentina and Brazil.



In addition, it has several tourist attractions, such as the proximity to the Jesuit Missions of the Holy Trinity of Paraná and the Jesuit Missions of Jesus of Tavarangué (declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1993) and the oratory of the Virgin of Itacua.

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