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Colonists Museum
The creaky wooden building that houses the museum is the original colony headquarters. Its filled with a bit of everything, from information about Mennonite history to handmade flamethrowers for combating locusts and colorful Nivaclé headdresses.
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Panteón de los Héroes
Center of life in Asunción is Plaza de los Héroes, where a military guard protects the remains of Mariscal Francisco Solano López and other key figures from Paraguays catastrophic wars in the Panteón de los Héroes, the citys most instantly recognizable building.
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Cementerio de la Recoleta
The Cementerio de la Recoleta, 3km east of the center along Av Mariscal López, is a maze of incredible mausoleums as Asuncións wealthy try to do outdo each other in the grandeur of their resting places. Eliza Lynch, hated mistress of Mariscal López, is buried here.
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Museo Boggiani
The well-organized Museo Boggiani stretches artistic pursuits to a new feathery high - it houses much of the feather art collection of Italian ethnographer Guido Boggiani, who conducted fieldwork with the Chamacoco Indians of the upper Río Paraguay. Its well worth the 45min bus rid
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Cabildo
North of the Plaza de los Héroes near the waterfront is the pink cabildo (colonial town council), which was once the center of government. This influential cultural center is a meeting place for bohemian thinkers, hosting regular cultural events and exhibitions by local artists, hi
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Estación Ferrocarril
The Asunción–Encarnación railway line was the first in South America. One of the first trains to run the route is on display at the old Estación Ferrocarril (railway station), along with other items from the period. Museum aside, these days the station is used more for concerts and
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Supermercado Ykua Bolaños
En route to the Jardín Botánico, youll pass the charred remains of the Supermercado Ykua Bolaños, which hit the world headlines in 2006. Almost 1000 people burnt to death inside when the owner elected to lock-down after a small fire broke out in the kitchen. A moving shrine to the
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Jardín Botánico
From the center, Av Artigas runs approximately 6km to the Jardín Botánico. The former estate of the ruling López dynasty, it now houses the city zoo , a small nature reserve and a couple of odd museums: a small natural history museum in Carlos Antonios humble colonial house and the
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Museo de Historia Natural
The Museo de Historia Natural is notable only for its spectacular display of insects - including a butterfly with a 274mm wingspan. From downtown, the most direct bus is 44-B (Artigas) from Oliva and 15 de Agosto, which goes right to the gates. Every second Sunday a train departs t
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Museo del Barro
Everyones favorite, Museo del Barro displays everything from modern paintings to pre-Columbian and indigenous crafts to political caricatures of prominent Paraguayans. Take bus 30 from Oliva and get off at Shopping del Sol . Its three blocks from there off Callejón Cañada. Stay on
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Itauguá
Itauguás women are famous for their unique weaving of multicolored ñandutí (spiderweb lace). These exquisite pieces range in size from doilies to bedspreads. Smaller ones cost a few dollars but larger ones are upward of 250,000G. In July the town celebrates its annual Festival de Ñ
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Salto del Monday
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Piribebuy
Piribebuy is a rural town that was briefly the capital of the nation during the War of the Triple Alliance (1865–70). With Asunción captured, it became the site of a famous siege in 1869, when an army of children led by the local schoolteacher bravely held off the invading Brazilia
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Areguá
Areguá is renowned for its ceramics, displayed en masse along the main street. The historic cobbled lanes are lined with exquisite colonial homes, and the village atmosphere is completed with a church perched on the hill and an enviable position overlooking Lago Yparacaí.La Aregueñ
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Fortín Boquerón
Fortín Boquerón is the site of one of the decisive battles of the Chaco War (1932–35). There is an excellent museum as well as a graveyard of the fallen and a gigantic monument constructed from the original defenses and trenches. The site is 65km south of a turnoff at Cruce Los Pio
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Basilica de Caacupé
Paraguays answer to the Vatican City, the enormous Basilica de Caacupé looks quite out of place in this otherwise quiet provincial town. Caacupé really comes alive on El Día de la Virgen (8 December) when crowds of worshipers undertake pilgrimages from all corners of the country to
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Monumento Bertoni
A family of Swiss immigrants led by father Moises, the Bertonis had the idea of breeding a community of scientists deep in the Paraguayan jungle. With each of his children given a branch of the sciences to study, they made a significant impact on the (admittedly limited) Paraguayan
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Yaguarón Church
The 18th-century Franciscan church at Yaguarón, 48km southeast of Asunción, is a landmark of colonial architecture that is not to be missed. The simple design of the exterior with its separate wooden bell tower belies the extraordinary beauty of the painted and carved interior, a m
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Doing business & staying in touch while in Paraguay
Paraguay: Doing business & staying in touch
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Paraguay Weather, Climate and Geography
Paraguay Weather, climate and geography
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