Ciudad del Este is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km (203 mi) east of Asunción, the capital, and is adjacent to the border with Brazil, to which it is connected by the Friendship Bridge on the Paraná River. It is the largest city within the Triple Frontier region, which borders Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. The Itaipú Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world, is near Ciudad del Este, as is Iguazu Falls.
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Ciudad del Este is a commercial city, and is one of the largest free-trade zones in the world. Its tax-free status attracts many Brazilians and Argentines to the city.
Ciudad del Este has consulates-general for Argentina, Brazil, and Taiwan, and honorary consulates for France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Turkey, and Uruguay.
The city is home to Club Atlético 3 de Febrero, whose home ground Estadio Antonio Aranda was used for the 1999 Copa América and is Paraguay's third biggest football stadium.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este.
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Towns around Ciudad del Este
- Presidente Franco7.8 km SE
- Foz do Iguaçu8.0 km SE
- Puerto Iguazú13 km SE
- Santa Terezinha de Itaipu26 km E
- São Miguel do Iguaçu45 km NE
- Colonia Wanda53 km S
- Puerto Esperanza58 km S
- Medianeira61 km E
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