I use to get some questions about tourism in Paraguay and I think I will be blogging about it more extensively, I would like to start with my favorite route, known as Asuncion and surroundings…here it goes, enjoy the Blogtrip  =)

Route # 2 Mariscal Jose Feliz Estigarribia

It starts from km 0 Asuncion and continues to:

San Lorenzo

• Neo Gothic church
• Market, downtown
• Anthropological Museum Guido Boggiani
• Important event: Traditional festivity  of San Lorenzo- August 10.

Continues to:

Capiata:

Baroque style Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, similar to Yaguaron and Valenzuela

• Municipal Palace- downtown
• Mythological  Museum Ramon Elias
• Basket Factory
• Carved wooden sculptures
• Colonial houses

Luque

• International Airport Silvio Pettirossi
• Rio Salado (salty river) Pado Bridge (fishing, jetsky, boating)
• Ytay creek (Camping, nature observation)
• Artisan work: Harp and guitars
• Handmade Sterling silver and Gold Filigree
• Wooden handmade carved furniture
• Events: Annual Music Festival
• Aquatic park and golf: Rakiura

Aregua

• Satellite station
• Artisan crafts, ceramic, cigars and handmade yams and sweets.
• Strawberries Capital
• Art Galleries and antique residencies
• La Candelaria Church (one of my favorites) above a hill, Ypacarai lake view
• Events: Strawberry festival
• Patronal Festivity
• Train station
• Palmerola Castle
• Ypacarai lake (social clubs, beaches, nautical)
• Cerro Coi y Chorori (Hills)
• Topographic Accident with panoramic views of the terrace 
• Itagua
• Artisan Crafts: Ñanduti, hammocks
• Estanzuela and Patiño (houses over the lake)
• San Rafael Museum on Route 2

 

To be continued…

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