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Ciudad del Este is the capital of Alto ParanÃÂá department, Paraguay, situated at 25ÃÂð42' S, 54ÃÂð63' W. Founded in 1957, it was originally called Puerto Flor de Lis, then until 1989 Puerto Presidente Stroessner (after Alfredo Stroessner). Population (2003) 239,500.