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Filadelfia

Paraguay
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Filadelfia

Filadelfia is the largest and most important of the Mennonite colonies established in Western Paraguay located 467 km (290 mi) northwest from Asunción. A unique place thanks to its Mennonite heritage, Filadelfia is very different from the rest of Paraguay mainly due to being an industrialized town, German-speaking, and with an economic model based in the cooperative work that provides its citizens a living standard well above that of the country's average. Its remote location and being surrounded by the harsh, sparsely populated, desert-like environment of the Chaco adds a special air to the city. There are also pristine nature reserves not far from town, excellent historical museums, and good lodging and eating facilities. All this in a welcoming Mennonite community just off the desolate Transchaco highway.

Filadelfia was founded in 1930 by Russian Mennonites who fled from the Soviet Union. Filadelfia lay near the front of the Chaco War, but was little affected. It became divided in the Second World War, with some of the original German colonists supporting Germany and later being expelled.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

35°C23
Precipitation: 88 mm

Feb

35°C22
Precipitation: 108 mm

Mar

33°C21
Precipitation: 103 mm

Apr

31°C18
Precipitation: 37 mm

May

27°C16
Precipitation: 56 mm

Jun

25°C14
Precipitation: 26 mm

Jul

26°C13
Precipitation: 5 mm

Aug

29°C14
Precipitation: 42 mm

Sep

31°C17
Precipitation: 34 mm

Oct

34°C20
Precipitation: 68 mm

Nov

35°C21
Precipitation: 104 mm

Dec

35°C22
Precipitation: 88 mm
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