Cerro Cristo Redentor (rocas del Neoproterozoico)
Some of the oldest rock in the area: folded Proterozoic metasediments, more than 500 million years old.
What it is
On the Cristo Redentor hill in Paraguarí, folded and fractured metapelites (clays transformed by pressure and heat) are exposed, belonging to the Paso Pindó Group of the Upper Proterozoic. They are much older than the Ordovician sandstones of neighbouring hills (Hũ, Perõ) and the Cretaceous magmas, so they help read the oldest basement of this part of the country.
According to the UNA inventory it is a fragile site, still without municipal protection, something the authors flag as urgent.
How to visit
It is near the city of Paraguarí, next to Cerro Hũ and Cerro Perõ. It is a delicate site: look and photograph, but do not hammer or take rocks.
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Researched and reviewed in September 2026 with 2 sources. A second reviewer checked dates, coordinates and lodging. Hours and prices may change.