Villa Paranacito
| Villa Paranacito | |
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| Town | |
 Villa Paranacito
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| Coordinates: 33°42′S 58°41′W / 33.700°S 58.683°WCoordinates: 33°42′S 58°41′W / 33.700°S 58.683°W | |
| Country |
 Argentina
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| Province | Entre Ríos |
| Department | Islas del Ibicuy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmen Toller (Justicialist Party) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,998 |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | E2823 |
| Dialing code | +54 3446 |
Villa Paranacito is a town in the southeast corner of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, head town of the Islas del Ibicuy Departament. It is located in the third section of the delta at the heart of the low-lying Ibicuy Islands in the Paraná Delta and is the administrative centre for the dispersed inhabitants of the islands and the delta's timber producers. Many of the town's inhabitants live on outlying islands, and several thousand more live across the whole group of islands.
The town was officially founded on 25 May 1906 and was settled by European colonists, many from central and eastern Europe. Communication with the rest of the province was originally by boat, principally boats to Campana and San Fernando in Buenos Aires and the occasional steamboat to Gualeguaychú. In 1937 "hopscotch" dirt roads arrived and in 1971 the town was connected to a supply of electricity. Amateur radio is still in use today. Formerly, the third section was populated by island cottages nestled amidst well-manicured gardened parks and by Travelers Rest Guesthouses (Inns) for recreation and lodging. Some still stand radiating the charm of a bygone era, well known where Lietuva, Sagastume and Carlos Jahn in Arroyo Martínez, once they were used by the sport fishermen who indulged themselves in this paradise where fish of all type, specially golden dorado, surubíes, chafalotes, tarariras and boga thrived.
Until recently it was possible to get here by commuter boats, the Galofré line had been doing it since the early 1930s, they would start from either Tigre and/or from the San Fernando channels in Buenos Aires, the journey took all of Saturday morning and the return trip most of Sunday afternoon, it crossed the majestic Paraná River and the most inhospitable sections of the delta until finally arriving at Villa Paranacito, sandwiches and refreshments in white-clad servers where served on board.
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