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Paraguay

5.3 km (3.3 miles) ENE of Ybycuí, Paraguarí, Paraguay
Approx. altitude: 123 m (403 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 26°N 123°E

Accuracy: 4 m (13 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: The river near the confluence point #10: Cattle has arrived #11: Welcome to Ybycuí #12: Hotel in Ybycuí

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  26°S 57°W (visit #2)  

#1: The Confluence from 40 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

04-Jan-2018 -- This is the 8th out of 11 reports reaching confluence points during our two-week trip through southern Brazil and eastern Paraguay. The story starts at 23°S 46°W and continues from 23°S 51°W. The itinerary and additional pictures can be found here.

After visiting Paraguay’s capital city Asunción, we spent the night in the town Ybycuí, which is only 3 km from this confluence point. In the early morning I visited this confluence point by running on foot from our hotel. This was an ideal way of visiting the confluence as I would do a daily run in the morning anyways.

On dirt roads I came as close as 155 m. Then I crossed a field with scattered bushes. The last 30 m had to be covered through a forest. But since the under growth wasn’t dense, it was easy to reach the confluence point. Just 15 m to the east of the confluence there is a river. On my way back, the cattle drive hat taken place such that the field had meanwhile been filled with cows. Since the running had been too short for a good exercise, I made a big deviation on the return reaching our hotel an hour later at the right time for having breakfast.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance of car parking: 3000 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 5 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 7:24 AM
  • Measured height: 104 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 4 m
  • Topography: flat, deep ditch down to the river
  • Vegetation: various trees with lichen
  • Weather: sunny, 23° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Cattle Drive Confluence

The story continues at 27°S 57°W.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 40 m distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: The river near the confluence point
#10: Cattle has arrived
#11: Welcome to Ybycuí
#12: Hotel in Ybycuí
ALL: All pictures on one page