In October 2008, a 6 meter long female anaconda was found and killed there by local fishermen.

In the winter of 2008, a prominent local rancher and former municipal Intendente, Don Luis Lindstrom, was kidnapped for ransom, touching off a minor media storm during the months before the money was paid and his subsequent release.

At the end of 2008, armed bandits attacked a small military post about 13 kilometers outside of town.

The attack was attributed to the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).

Current major economic activities include the cultivation of soy and sesame, and cattle ranching.