Itapua
The department of Itapúa, by the Parana River, on the southern region, is one of the most prosperous of the country. Its capital is the city of Encarnación, the center of intense commercial activity connected with the city of Posadas, Argentina. It is the first producer of various items such as cotton, corn, yerba mate and porcine cattle raising, and second in others such as soybean, wheat and equine cattle raising.