It was located on the left bank of the Paraná, between the Iguazu and Pipiri-Guazu, about 50 kilometers north of Salto del Guairá, in the territory of the cacique Canendiyu, and was intended to serve as a connection to Portuguese Brazil.
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In 1542, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca travelled through its southern reaches on his way to Asunción from Santa Catarina Island.