Yacyretá Dam - Displaced People

Yacyretá Dam - Displaced People

Around 40,000 people were displaced by Yacyretá Dam in Argentina and Paraguay. Many of the displaced were Mbyá Guaraní people. The reservoir has caused severe problems with polluted water and disease in the region. (Pictured: a Mbyá chief and a child.)

About this community

Dam
Yacyretá Dam
River
Paraná River
Established
2000 BCE
Inundated
1994
Population
40,000