Itaipu

Itaupu - moderny div sveta/ Itaipu - modern wonder of the world

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March 21st 2011
Dnes sme sa rozhodli navstivit asi najznamejsiu stavbu v Paraguaji - priehradu Itaipu leziacu na rieke Parana a vyhlasenu za jeden z modernych divov sveta. Tato elektraren pokryva 80 percet spotreby Paraguaju a asi 30 percet spotreby Brazilie, ktorej patri polovicka Itaipu. V najrychlejsej fazy stavby sa pouzivalo 30 ton betonu kazdych 15 minut, 24 hodin pocas 4 rokov. Pouzite zelezo a ocel by st ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Ciudad del Este

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In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70), Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated economically for the next half century. In the Chaco War of 1932-35, large, economically important areas were ... ... read more