San Pedro del Ykuamandyju

San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú is a city and distrito in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of San Pedro.The conquistador Aleixo Garcia, the first European to cross Paraguay and reach the Inca empire in 1524, is believed to have been killed near San Pedro on his return.EtymologyOriginally the name was "Villa de San Pedro Apóstol de ykuaminday", San Pedro's village from the water source of the cotton field, is the translation of the words in Guaraní Language "ykua" water source and "mandyju" cotton, there was a cotton plant in a well. Mr. Pedro García Lacoizqueta was sent by Governor Pedro Melo de Portugal to establish a small village in that place.GeographyRoute XI "Juana de Lara" links the city to Route III "Elizardo Aquino" to the east. It is 25km far from Paraguay River, 15km from Antequera district and 3km from Jejui River.WeatherThe weather is humid and rainy, humidity ranges from 70 to 80%. The average temperature 23 °C, the maximum in summer is 35 °C and the minimum 10 °C.DemographySan Pedro's population is 29,097 inhabitants, 15,043 are men and 14,054 women. In the urban area 7,927 people and the rural area, 21,170 people.HistoryIn 1525, native people might have killed the Portuguese Alejo García, who was the first European to explore Paraguay by walking the whole Chaco Paraguayo. He also went through the Tapé Avirú.