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The local party is celebrated on July 16 in the memory of Virgin of the Carmen, the patron of the city. In this occasion there are masses, a lot of delicious food, typical of
Paraguay besides a number of traditional games all over the country, such as pelota tata (fire ball) toro candil, walking on
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The Town Hall belongs to the first category ( Decree number 12.192/01) and the number of advisors that compose the
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Some events made in the city are also: the students parades, the religious parades and the important dates, such as the Child Day, the one in the memory of the ex soldiers who fought in the Triple
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As time went by the inhabitants of the colony began to work in agricultural, specially in the production of fruit. Later the
Belgium people migrated to the properties of a Danish person Emilio Johansen, and later on around 1896, the city became Colonia Elisa, as a homage to his wife, Ms Elisa Von
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vary among curves of 58 to 250 meters over the sea level. Villa Elisa has a soil covered by vegetation, it's a low and sandy land. Besides it has areas only populated by trees and bushes. It's a typical savanna, a good zone for the population.
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