Best Places to Visit in Paraguay
Best Places to Visit in Paraguay
Paraguay is ideal for those keen to get off the gringo trail for a truly authentic South American experience. This is a vast, beautiful country with a long and rich history. It sometimes is called the “Heart of South America” due to its location on the continent but, it is usually passed over by travelers for their bigger, more well known neighbours. Paraguay gives people the rare opportunity to visit one of the more underrated countries in South America without the abundance of tourists.For a land locked country, Paraguay has numerous coastline views, from the costanera in Encarnacion, all the way up north on to the Paraguay River which leads to the Pantanal, where you have the chance to see jaguars, crocodiles and dozens of different bird species.To help you along, check out our guide to Paraguay’s must-visit attractions.
1.Saltos del Monday
2.The Chaco
3.San Rafael National Park
4.Trinidad and Jesus
5.Bahía Negra & The Pantanal Paraguayo
6.Ybycui National Park
7.Itaipú Dam
8.Cerro Cora National Park
9.Areguá
10.Encarnacion
Top 10 Places to Visit in Paraguay
Top 10 Places to Visit in Paraguay
Many of South America's hidden gems are tucked away in Paraguay. To help you along, check out my guide to Paraguay's must-visit attractions.
Scenes from Amambay, Paraguay
Scenes from the Paraguayan state of Amambay, which lies in the east of Paraguay on the border with Brazil.
This video was produced by SENATUR, the Paraguayan Tourism Ministry, with the intent of showing this beautiful country to the world. Visit their website at senatur.com.py My website is escapetoparaguay.jimdo.com
Discovering Paraguay: The Heart of South America
Brief information:
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de América (Heart of America).
Paraguay is a representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system and separation of powers in three branches. Executive power is exercised solely by the President, who is head of state and head of government. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the National Congress. The judiciary is vested on tribunals and Courts of Civil Law and a nine-member Supreme Court of Justice, all of them independent of the executive and the legislature.
Paraguay consists of seventeen departments and one capital district (distrito capital).
It is also divided into 2 regions: The Occidental Region or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the Oriental Region (the other departments and the capital district).
The overall climate ranges from subtropical to temperate. Like most lands in the region, Paraguay has only wet and dry periods. Winds play a major role in influencing Paraguay's weather: between October and March, warm winds blow from the Amazon Basin in the North, while the period between May and August brings cold winds from the Andes.
Paraguay's indigenous language and culture, Guaraní, remains highly influential. In each census, residents predominantly identify as mestizo, reflecting years of intermarriage among the different ethnic groups. Guaraní is recognized as an official language alongside Spanish. Both languages are widely spoken in the country, with around 92% of the general population speaking Spanish and 98% speaking Guaraní.
Tourist Video Paraguay Die Hauptstadt von Paraguay ist Asuncion
The Ciudad de Asunción is a capital district which is autonomous and not a part of any other department. The metropol area, is called Gran Asunción, which is including other cities like San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San Antonio, Limpio, Capiatá and Villa Elisa, which are part of the Central Department. More than 2 million inhabitants has the Asunción metropolitan area. The Municipality of Asunción has his listing on the Asunción Stock Exchange, as BVPASA: MUA, a unique feature of any city.
It is the home of the national government, principal port, and the chief industrial and cultural centre of the country.
Tourist Video Paraguay Die Hauptstadt von Paraguay ist Asuncion
Flying Visit to Parque Nacional Cerro Cora Annamund's photos around Pedro Juan Caballero
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Entry from: Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
Entry Title: Flying Visit to Parque Nacional Cerro Cora
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Leaving Asunción where we´d found the locals warm and welcoming, we were headed for the Parque Nacional Cerro Cora feeling the need for a bit of nature, peace and quiet. Nearest town, Pedro Juan Caballero. The trip there was beautiful, red earth, palm tress sprouting up here and there and wide open plains. We heard the indigenous tongue, Guaraní spoken during the journey and we don´t know of another language to compare it to. The worst thing about the journey was the movies in the busy - three shockers all with a theme about the American President. We met a local lady in the bus who apologised about not having room in her house for us to stay! Very sweet, considering we´d only had a brief conversation. Next day, we headed back down the same road to the park. Despite our directions, the bus driver dropped us off at the wrong place and as a result we met a lovely young schoolteacher Graciela, who during a break in her lessons invited us to share a refreshing mate (cold herbal tea). It is completely normal here and other countries to share mate with a stranger, even though it is drunk from one gourd-style cup and one silver straw (called a bombilla). No-one worries about germs! A nice conversation later and Graciela ensured we got on the right bus. The scenery in this area is striking, red soil, long flat plains, trees with pink blossoms and large hills of red-coloured stone in the distance. The earth is very dry but there are still green trees around. A two kilometre walk later with our heavy packs and we are at the park rangers office. He offers us a bed for the night in the huts at the office, but we´re keener to hike into the park and camp next to a river. Watched by the park ranger, we unpack our two enormous packs into a small one for the night. Ed pulls out of his bag some black lacy undies and thermal leggings I thought were lost at a laundromat, much to the surprise of the implacid ranger. I´m sure to this day he thinks Ed is a cross-dresser! A hike of a few kilometres past various military memorials and we arrived at a shady riverbank - perfect in the 30 degree heat. We were all psyched-up for a refreshing swim, but the water temperature put paid to that idea. We saw fish swimming in the river, lots of birds and leaf-cutter ants. An abandoned military installation was nearby and we found an armadillo shell in one of the ruined houses. In the evening, the bats came out and after dinner we threw our sleeping mats outside and lay down to watch the stars. A six-thirty breakfast got us going for the day and we packed up the tent in a hurry. We were keen to reach the park mirador before leaving later in the day. The sandy ground showed evidence of all types of animal activity, a nice consolation if you can´t see the animals themselves! Tracker Mundi recognised rheas, pumas, foxes, birds and snakes. The heat was intense and the track varied between enclosed prickly shrubs and trees and wide-open spaces of grassland where the heat was almost unbearable. Here, we saw a rhea (ostrich-emu type bird) running around. Lots of ant mounds made us take care where we sat. A slight breeze helped us with the heat, but our two litres of water were starting to look a little mean. It was a relief when the track ran between some shady trees. From this point onwards, up to the mirador we were surrounded by buterflies - tiny yellow ones to enormous shiny blue morphs. The mirador itself was a large rocky formation requiring scrambling to the top. The views were stunning and we felt it was worth the effort. Numerous butterflies fed on sap from a tree and we saw some beetles we´d never seen before. The hike back while hot, was bearable - it´s always easier when you know the way. We found our park ranger friends sensibly resting in the heat of the day, chatting in Guaraní and listening to the radio. They offered us a ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. School, near PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
2. Walking in, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
3. Termites, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
4. Wierd landscape, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
5. Heavy load, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
6. Cool water, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
7. Sunset, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
8. By the river, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
9. Anna, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
10. Feeding time, PN Cerro Cora, Paraguay
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