Eight Argentine and Paraguayan Cities from Rosario de la Frontera to Comodoro Rivadavia, Latitude North to South

Rosario de la Frontera, at a recorded latitude of -25.8, is a city in the center-south of Salta Province, Argentina, and the administrative center of the department of the same name. It sits on National Route 9 by the Horcones River at an elevation of about 770 metres, and its climate is classified as dry-winter humid subtropical, with about 927 millimetres of rain a year.

Encarnacion, at a recorded latitude of -27.333333, is the capital of Itapua Department in Paraguay, on the western shore of the Parana River across from Posadas, Argentina. It began as a Jesuit mission founded on 25 March 1615 and moved to its present site in 1703. It is the country's coldest city, and a 1926 F5 tornado there killed at least 300 people.

Goya, at a recorded latitude of -29.133333, is a city in Corrientes Province, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Parana River, about 218 kilometers south of the provincial capital. It hosts the annual National Festival of the Surubi, a fishing contest for the large native catfish, and the swallows that arrive each year from North America led to a sister-city relationship with San Juan Capistrano, California, formed in 1985.

Villa Carlos Paz, at a recorded latitude of -31.4, is a city in the center-north of Cordoba Province, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. The Punilla area is a major national tourist destination and Villa Carlos Paz is its most important city, favored by its closeness to the provincial capital, with river bathing, fishing, kite surfing, windsurfing and hiking among its activities.

Colón, at a recorded latitude of -32.224133, is a city on the western bank of the Uruguay River in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, directly across from the Uruguayan city of Paysandú and connected to it by the General Artigas Bridge. It was founded on 12 April 1863 by Justo José de Urquiza, Argentina's first constitutional president, and grew from nearby agricultural colonies settled by European, particularly Swiss, immigrants.

San Pedro, at a recorded latitude of -33.679444, is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on the Parana River, lying in the port and industrial corridor between Buenos Aires and Rosario. Its shores were the site of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado in 1845, and it is known for fruit growing, particularly oranges and peaches, and for Papel Prensa, Argentina's largest newsprint manufacturer, established there in 1978.

San Rafael, at a recorded latitude of -34.6175, is a city in the southern part of Mendoza Province, Argentina, and the seat of San Rafael Department. It lies 240 kilometers south of the city of Mendoza on the Diamante River, with the Atuel River to its south. It was formally established on 2 April 1805 with the construction of Fort San Rafael del Diamante, and is now a hub built on hydroelectric power and recreation.

Comodoro Rivadavia, at a recorded latitude of -45.866667, is a city in Chubut province in Patagonia on the San Jorge Gulf of the Atlantic Ocean, and the largest city south of the 45th parallel south. It was established by government decree on 23 February 1901 as a port for the inland settlement of Sarmiento, and grew rapidly after oil was discovered there in 1907, with petroleum still central to its economy.