The city of Pedro Juan Caballero, in the department of Amambay, was the scene of three notable events in May 2026: a fire that destroyed the home of an 85-year-old woman, the death of the city's oldest woman at age 110, and the shooting murder of a Brazilian mechanic, in a case treated as possible contract killing.
Damiana Alvarenga Vda. de Escobar
Mujer de 110 años considerada la más longeva de Pedro Juan Caballero, falleció en 2026.