Formosa Province "Laguna Yema", "Herradura" town, and "Misión Laishí". The province is divided into nine departments: Department (Capital) Formosa Province Formosa Province () is a province in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively. The capital is Formosa. The name of the city (and the province) comes from the archaic Spanish word "fermosa" (currently "hermosa") meaning "beautiful". The name "Vuelta Fermosa" or "Vuelta la Formosa" was used by Spanish sailors in the 16th century to describe the area where the Paraguay
Formosa Peak of Ken Webb, a 72-year-old experienced hiker from Plettenberg Bay, who fell while descending the mountain. Formosa Peak Formosa Peak or Peak Formosa is the highest point of the Tsitsikamma Mountains, a coastal range located along the Garden Route in South Africa, and forming part of the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve. The peak was first mapped in 1576 during a voyage by the Portuguese navigator and cartographer, Manuel de Mesquita Perestrelo, when his ship put in at Plettenberg Bay, which he named "Bahia Formosa" or "beautiful bay". The peak, which is visible from the bay, had been named "Formosa" by the