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Triple Frontier
The Triple Frontier (Spanish: Triple Frontera, Portuguese: Tríplice Fronteira) is a tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge. Near the confluence are the cities of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay). This area is near Iguazú Falls and the Itaipu hydroelectric plant.
The population in the Triple Frontier is concentrated in three border cities, with the majority of the region's population living on the Paraguayan side of the border. Of the three major border cities, the largest is Ciudad del Este in Paraguay, which in 2018 had a population of 299,255. Meanwhile, the tourist-centric Brazilian city Foz do Iguaçu has a population of approximately 258,248 (2020) and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina is the smallest of the three cities, with a population of just 82,227.
In the metropolitan region of the Paraguayan side, Presidente Franco has a population in 2018 of 98,805; Hernandarias, 79,036; and Minga Guazú, 86,755.
All together, the population of the Triple Frontier adds up to about 950,000 people, making this region the tripoint with the highest population in the world.
The Arab community and other Asian immigrant communities, which make up an important part of the urban population in the Triple Frontier, are estimated to number approximately 30,000.[page needed]
The Triple Frontier is an important tourist area, within the touristic subregion of the Región de las Aguas Grandes. Visitors can see the Tancredo Neves bridge, which connects the Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú and its Brazilian neighbor, Foz do Iguaçu. At the convergence of the borders, each of the three bordering countries has erected an obelisk, painted in the national colors of the country in which it is located. All three countries can be seen from each of the obelisks.
The Guarani Aquifer is arguably the biggest reservoir of fresh, potable water in the world—right under Triple Border soil (Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay). The majority (71%) of its 1.2 million square kilometers lies in Brazil. [citation needed]
The George W. Bush administration cited "clear examples" of Islamic groups in the tri-border region in 2002 that "finance terrorist activities." Paraguayan authorities alleged Hezbollah and Hamas were operating in the Triple Frontier, among the local population of Arab origin. However, no evidence supporting this claim was ever publicised and local politicians pointed out that no individuals had ever been convicted of terrorist activities. Paraguayo Cubas, the former mayor of Ciudad del Este, compared the search for Islamist terrorists in the region following 2001 to the Red Scares of earlier decades.
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Triple Frontier
The Triple Frontier (Spanish: Triple Frontera, Portuguese: Tríplice Fronteira) is a tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge. Near the confluence are the cities of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay). This area is near Iguazú Falls and the Itaipu hydroelectric plant.
The population in the Triple Frontier is concentrated in three border cities, with the majority of the region's population living on the Paraguayan side of the border. Of the three major border cities, the largest is Ciudad del Este in Paraguay, which in 2018 had a population of 299,255. Meanwhile, the tourist-centric Brazilian city Foz do Iguaçu has a population of approximately 258,248 (2020) and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina is the smallest of the three cities, with a population of just 82,227.
In the metropolitan region of the Paraguayan side, Presidente Franco has a population in 2018 of 98,805; Hernandarias, 79,036; and Minga Guazú, 86,755.
All together, the population of the Triple Frontier adds up to about 950,000 people, making this region the tripoint with the highest population in the world.
The Arab community and other Asian immigrant communities, which make up an important part of the urban population in the Triple Frontier, are estimated to number approximately 30,000.[page needed]
The Triple Frontier is an important tourist area, within the touristic subregion of the Región de las Aguas Grandes. Visitors can see the Tancredo Neves bridge, which connects the Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú and its Brazilian neighbor, Foz do Iguaçu. At the convergence of the borders, each of the three bordering countries has erected an obelisk, painted in the national colors of the country in which it is located. All three countries can be seen from each of the obelisks.
The Guarani Aquifer is arguably the biggest reservoir of fresh, potable water in the world—right under Triple Border soil (Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay). The majority (71%) of its 1.2 million square kilometers lies in Brazil. [citation needed]
The George W. Bush administration cited "clear examples" of Islamic groups in the tri-border region in 2002 that "finance terrorist activities." Paraguayan authorities alleged Hezbollah and Hamas were operating in the Triple Frontier, among the local population of Arab origin. However, no evidence supporting this claim was ever publicised and local politicians pointed out that no individuals had ever been convicted of terrorist activities. Paraguayo Cubas, the former mayor of Ciudad del Este, compared the search for Islamist terrorists in the region following 2001 to the Red Scares of earlier decades.