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Encarnación

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Encarnación , city (1992 pop. 56,261), capital of Itapúa dept., SE Paraguay, a port on the Paraná River. It is the commercial center for a rich agricultural region. Industries in the city produce textiles, food products, timber, and hides. Encarnación was founded as a Jesuit mission in 1632. It was almost completely destroyed by a tornado in 1926. The Yacyretá hydroelectric dam spans the Paraná near the city.

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Encarnacíon

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Encarnacíon ♀ (Spanish) Religious name commemorating the festival of the Incarnation (Spanish encarnación, from Late Latin incarnatio, a derivative of caro flesh), celebrated on Christmas Day.

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Encarnación

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Encarnación, Paraguay Itapúa Founded in 1614, the name means ‘Incarnation’ in Spanish.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Drilon, Encarnacion families appeal to Abu Sayyaf to free their kins. News Wire article from: Philippines News Agency; 6/14/2008
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