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San Bernardino
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Cordillera |
| Founded | August 24, 1881 |
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| • Intendant | Ramón Zubizarreta |
| Elevation | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 9,491 |
| Area code(s) | 0512 |
San Bernardino (commonly known as Samber) is a town and distrito in Paraguay, located on the shores of Ypacarai Lake in the Cordillera Department. It is a popular holiday resort for people from Greater Asunción, both Alfredo Stroessner and former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza have had lakehouse there.
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The town was founded in 1881 by German immigrants ,the town was renamed after General Bernardino Caballero, president of Paraguay between 1880 and 1886.
The Hotel del Lago (Lake Hotel) in San Bernardino was where the German nationalist Dr. Bernhard Förster spent the last 6 weeks of his life, before committing suicide on 3 June 1889 by taking an overdose of strychnine.
This tourist peak of San Bernardino is from December to mid February, which is the summer season in the country, during this time young people from Asuncion and neighboring cities and towns meet around the main meeting points, which are clubs and pubs at night and public spaces in the morning.
San Bernardino is the summer home site of Gran Asunción traditional families.
The town contains a museum.
The first Mayor (Intendente) of the city was Rodolfo Guillermo Limprich Naumann, known for his tireless support to the community for nearly 35 years.
There are numerous social and sports clubs, where tourists gather in the summer.
According to the Statistics, Surveys and Censuses Bureau of the country San Bernardino has a total of 9,491 inhabitants, of which 3,877 live in its urban area.