Paraguay Things to Do

All the way at the Western...

by pjallittle

All the way at the Western extreme of Paraguay is Asuncion, the major capital city of the country. We did not go there, but here's a picture of the city taken from an Internet travel site.Paraguay is a landlocked Nation with no seaport. This is why there are so many trucks going across the bridge across the Parana River. Their principal trading partner is Brazil. Paraguay's principal industry is derived from Itaipu Dam, see the Travelogue on the Dam.

Visiting in Ciudad del Este...

by pjallittle

Visiting in Ciudad del Este is easy on your pocketbook. It is a Duty Free zone and there is a constant stream of buses going across the bridge. Endless rivers of people coming all the way around from Argentina and, of course, the many residents of Foz de Iguacu, a fair sized city in Brazil.Not too many tourists venture over here, they have been given to believe that it is just a dirty, unkempt city of grimy souls who will snatch your purse, pick your pocket and the usual warnings so often made. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, it is mindful of how Tijuana used to be, but the people, they are just folks like you and me, trying their best to make a living the only way they know how or have an opportunity for, what's wrong with that? The three frontier aspects give this area unique quality as does the Duty Free Zone which draws so much business away from Brazil's Foz de...

Ciudad del Este.

by Dizzyhead

El Cabildo, Asunción

by iwys

Catedral Metropolitana, Asunción

by iwys

Catedral Metropolitana, Asunción's main cathedral, was built in the nineteenth century. Admssion is free.

Yaguaron

by realde14

Balneario Chololo - Under construction

by realde14

Atyra

by realde14

Casa del Monte

Caacupe - Under construction

by realde14

Aregua

by realde14