Locality
56°42´18" west longitude, 23°54´27" south latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Nueva Germania, East Paraguay, Südamerika

Historical relevance of location
Reddish soil sample from Nueva Germania (East-Paraguay) where Bernhard Förster intended to establish a German colony to keep pure the German race. Since the settlers did not have any experience in tropical agriculture soon the project failed and most of the settlers left.

Classification of the earth

Structure	sandy loam
Colour	reddish brown
Age	Carboniferous

Donor

Dr. Rainer Hoffmann,
 Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Hannover,
 Germany