Curuguaty is a city and a district in the Canindeyú Department of Paraguay, that was the 4th and last capital of Paraguay during the P…Curuguaty is a city and a district in the Canindeyú Department of Paraguay, that was the 4th and last capital of Paraguay during the Paraguayan War in 1869–1870. The meaning of the word “Curuguaty” is “place of the Curugua”, curugua being a plant very common in the area.