Paraná River: Quick Facts

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Alto Paraná River

Water rushes down the wide spillway of the Itaipu Dam on the Parana River, with mist rising and green landscape on both sides along the Brazil-Paraguay border.

Rosario, Argentina, on the bank of the Paraná River (centre left).

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