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Loma Plata
ℹ️Practical info — Loma Plata
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🌤 Weather — 5 days
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💡 Tips
- Visit the Menno Colony Museum to learn about the fascinating immigration history of the Mennonites.
- Respect the local culture; on Sundays, the town is very quiet and most businesses are closed.
- Prepare for dust and extreme heat when venturing into the Chaco; a 4x4 vehicle is highly recommended.
- Visit the dairy cooperative to understand the modern agricultural industry in the dry Chaco.
- The town is very safe, but be mindful of the wildlife (insects, reptiles) in the outskirts.
🍽 Food
These dumplings (often filled with cheese) reflect the settlers' Eastern European roots; found in local canteens.
Try the fresh dairy products directly at the cooperative shop, they are widely considered the best in the country.
The beef from this region is exceptionally flavorful; enjoy a steak at the grills in the town center.
🛍 Shopping · 🧘 Quiet spots
A great place to find local specialties and German products that are rare elsewhere in Paraguay.
Buy Palo Santo wood carvings handmade by the local indigenous communities.
Located just outside town, this nature reserve has peace and the chance to see flamingos and other birds.
A clean, quiet park in the center, well-suited for a short stroll in the late afternoon.
Water temperature…
Loma Plata, a town in the Boquerón Department in the central Paraguayan Chaco, is the oldest Mennonite settlement in Paraguay and the headquarters of the Chortitzer Komitee Cooperative. It was founded in 1927 by German-Russian Mennonites who fled the Soviet Union via Canada to Paraguay in order to build a new, closed faith community in the inhospitable semi-desert. With around 12 000 inhabitants the town is the economic heart of the Menno Colony and the seat of the Cooperativa Chortitzer, one of the most important dairy cooperatives in South America, which has made brands such as Trébol famous far beyond Paraguay. Loma Plata is also a textbook example of successful desert colonisation: pioneering labour, well-drilling, cattle ranching and industrial dairy processing have turned the region into an agricultural powerhouse. Notable sights include the Menno Colony History Museum and the Mennonite pioneer archive with photographs and documents of the first settlers.
- Location: Paraguay
- Population: ~16.460 (2026)
Best time to visit & climate
The most pleasant time to visit is Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Rain mm | 104 | 127 | 105 | 80 | 63 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 75 | 106 | 117 |
Geography
Facts
- Loma Plata was founded on June 25, 1927, by Mennonite immigrants from Canada.
- The city is home to the Chortitzer Cooperative, one of the country's largest firms.
- The distance to the national capital, Asunción, is approximately 450 kilometers.
- Residents predominantly speak Plautdietsch, a Low German dialect.
- A historical museum in town documents the difficult pioneer years in the Chaco.
- The region is a leader in the genetic improvement of cattle for tropical climates.
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