Capitán Carmelo Peralta

Capitán Carmelo Peralta, commonly known as Carmelo Peralta, is a Paraguayan city and district situated on the banks of the Paraguay River, on the border with Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, approximately 716 km from Asunción, in the department of Alto Paraguay, Paraguay.

It is known as "The Gateway to the Pantanal" or "The Pantanal City," as from here, visitors can access the Pantanal, which is the largest wetland in the world, shared between Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia.

In this locality, the PY15 "Bioceanic" route begins, crossing the Paraguayan Chaco from east to west, ending at the town of Pozo Hondo, on the border with Argentina.