Locality
55°38´45" west longitude, 27°4´26" south latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Hohenau; Departamento Itapúa; East-Paraguay, Südamerika

Historical relevance of location
Dark red soil developed from basalt. The land was colonised since 1920 by Germans who came from Brazil due to lack of land. These soils are most fertile ones in Paraguay. In summer farmers grow soybeans and in winter wheat to protect the soil from erosion.

Classification of the earth

Structure	clayey
Colour	dark red
Age	lower Cretaceous

Donor

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