Corumba

Corumbá is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km Southwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 101.000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly in agriculture, animal husbandry, mineral extraction, and tourism, being the gateway to the biggest wetlands of the world, Pantanal. Founded as a military outpost and colony in 1778, it became strategically important with the opening of the Paraguay River to international trade after the War of the Triple Alliance (1865–70). Nearby are the buttes of Urucum Mount, which contain vast mineral deposits. Area code: XXX