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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
America > Paraguay
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Paraguay is a country of South America in the middle of three countries: Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. Having no access to the sea, Paraguay does have an atmosphere typical sub-tropical. Hot enough for most of the year, it is also torrential rains which may create large floods. The rainy season is mainly during the summer, between January and March, where we observe the highest temperatures, up to 50 ° C. But when winter comes, between July and September, the rains lessened slightly. Then we observe large variations in temperature, with 5 ° C displayed a day and 25 ° C overnight. To better enjoy the holiday or travel to this country, tourists prefer the spring, autumn or winter, falling between May and September and which are the three best times to visit. |
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What to do ?
A small country full of qualities, Paraguay suffers from the popularity of its big neighbors. It has however several advantages: its hospitable people, its history leading to an interesting cultural diversity, its warm and authentic atmosphere.
The capital, Asuncion, has many neighborhoods with colonial architecture. Admire the Cathedral, Government Palace, the Pantheon de los Heroes at the eponymous site, take a stroll through its vast market, visit the Museo del Barro, and around the city go to San Bernardino, beautiful resort and Capiata for its cathedral with beautiful wood carvings, and Lucca, a town of silversmiths where you find beautiful gold jewelry and silver. Spend also some time with your missions Jesuit Encarnacion with its markets, Trinidad and Jesus with their ruins classified world heritage of mankind, and the Basilica of San Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz. Close to Ciudad del Este, you can visit the Itaipu hydro complex, the largest in the world, then access to Iguazu Falls, huge and impressive. In the north, the Cerro Cora National Park, to discover wildlife and local flora, especially of wild animals such as tapirs, pumas and jaguars. |
Paraguay : The basics
You can travel by plane in Paraguay through Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.
No visa is required for stays of less than 90 days. The current currency is the guarani. The budget plan is very low: a double room will cost you less than 20 € and get a decent meal for less than 5 €. Corn is the basis of local food but meat occupies an important place. Regarding health, it is prudent to have his vaccinations updated classics, plus those against hepatitis A and B, typhoid and yellow fever. Avoid drinking tap water and eat vegetables. Allow anti-malarial. For your travels around the country, bus transport is the most common, but slow and rather uncomfortable. You can also rent a car if you do not mind the bad roads and sporting conduct of residents. |
Towns in Paraguay
Paraguayan capital, Asuncion is also the cultural and industrial center of the country.
It has about 600,000 inhabitants, but the town as a whole reaches over two million people.
Ancient city in South America, it has some interesting sites, relics of its past history: the museum Godoi, the Encarnación church, the Church of La Trinidad, the Presidential Palace, the National Pantheon, the Cathedral, the anthropological museum of Dr. Andres Barbero, the Indian Museum, Botanical Gardens, not to mention President Carlos Antonio Lopez Railway Station where you can discover ancient steam trains still operating. The Post itself represents an outdated place that leaves no one indifferent.
The atmosphere of the city is imbued with a certain nostalgia found along the river of old buildings in pastel shades and corbelled windows typical. You can also stroll around comfortably inside the city at the mercy of narrow cobbled streets, past the houses protected by iron railings, and shaded squares. The whole gives off a certain charm, although one can not describe the city of attraction itself.
