Cerro Kavaju Protected Landscape safeguards forest, rocky outcrops and streams in the Cordillera de los Altos — trails, viewpoints, climbing, geology and biodiversity, studied and monitored.

110,8 ha

Protected area

2014

Creation law N° 5.377

1ª

Departmental area in the country

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Panambi Rape and Yvyty kavaju, with interpretive stations.

Panoramic views over the cordillera de los Altos.

Rocky outcrops for sport climbing and rappelling.

A pilot geosite on the road to a future geopark.

Created under Law No. 5,377/2014, Cerro Kavaju Protected Landscape is Paraguay's first wild protected area under departmental public domain, part of the National System of Wild Protected Areas (SINASIP). It spans the districts of Caacupé and Atyrá, and is managed by the Cordillera Departmental Government together with the area's Management Committee and the Faculty of Agrarian Sciences (UNA), under the 2025–2035 Management Plan.

Rocky outcrops — aerial view