Paso Yobai
place in Guairá, Paraguay
Paso Yobai is the easternmost district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay.
It was founded in 1923 by a Swiss (Geneva) settler George Naville (1877-1943) as an agricultural colony. The first permanent resident was a man named Jose Dolores Resquin who was an employee of Naville. Resquin produced yerba mate to be transported to Villarrica by ox-wagons. Paso Yobai was part of the district of Independencia until 1993.
Paso Yobai is historically known for the high quality of its production of yerba mate (ilex paraguariensis). Is also known for the production of sugar-cane, cotton and soy.
The Canadian company "Latin American Minerals, Inc." bought "Paraguayan Mines" in 2007 and negotiated an agreement with the Paraguayan government to begin mining in the district. .Although mining has brought increased prosperity to Paso Yobai, it has also brought environmental issues such as mercury contamination of the streams.
The harpist, Enrique Samaniego was born in Paso Yobai.
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