Sapucaí
Encyclopedia
Sapucaí is a town
in the Paraguarí
department of Paraguay
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Paraguarí
Paraguarí
Paraguarí is a city, distrito and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay, located 66 km from the country’s capital, Asunción. At the 2002 census it had a population of 22,154.- Toponymy :...
department of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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Industry
Sapucai boasts what may be the last remaining dedicated workshop for the repair of wood-fired steam locomotives in the world.Sources
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com
- Hansard– Mention of Sapucai steam locomotive workshop in UK's Parliament
- YouTube – Video of Sapucai steam locomotive workshop