Immigration to Paraguay to the 2002 census, 84,2% of immigrants in Paraguay come from Brazil and Argentina. The first Europeans to arrive in what is now Paraguayan territory were Spaniards who left a palpable cultural heritage even today. The government of Carlos Antonio López was marked by a period of international openness including immigration and attracting settlers to populate the country. Geographically, Paraguay can be divided into two parts: The Chaco or Western Region, and the Eastern Region, where Asunción is located, as well as the other main cities of the country. The Chaco is the largest region by area with about 60%
San Pedro Department, Paraguay points. By the Jejuí River, there is a spring, the Ykua Mandyju, which has white sand beaches. In Itacurubí del Rosario, there is another spring, the Ykua Salas, very frequented by tourists. Laguna Blanca, in the district of Santa Rosa del Aguaray, is an ecologic and tourist point, where there is a lake with completely transparent water. In San Estanislao is the House of Culture and Historical Museum, which was the first Jesuit school, before becoming a barrack for the Marshall López, during the Paraguayan War. San Pedro Department, Paraguay San Pedro () is a department of Paraguay. The capital