Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay. Unlike other capitals of South America, such as Buenos Aires, Quito or Lima, Asunción is off the beaten path as it lacks well-known tourist attractions. Wikivoyage

Population 462,241 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Paraguay

• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Paraguay

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Panteón de los Héroes Memorial · 10 m
• Casa de la Independencia y Callejon Historico - Solar Martinez Saez Museum · 220 m
• Centro Cultural de la República "El Cabildo" Museum · 310 m
• Palacio de López Castle · 580 m
• Museo de las Memorias Museum · 850 m
• Casa Bicentenario de la Literatura “Augusto Roa Bastos” Museum · 480 m
• Manzana de la Rivera Museum · 530 m
• Andres Barbero Ethnographic Museum Museum · 940 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Trade fair

   July

   An exhibition booths, food, music and liquor. This is a good way to learn about what goes on in the country, the exhibitors range from agricultural suppliers to liquor manufacturers.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Asunción); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Regional 2
• Local 1
• Brunch 1
• American 1
• Fish 1
• Lebanese 1
• Pizza 1

All 21 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Parque Bicentenario 360 m across 650 m
• Plaza del Cabildo 200 m across 320 m
• Parque Municipal Bernardino Caballero 540 m across 1.5 km
• Explanada Madre de Ciudades 400 m across 1.2 km

Getting around

• Parada de Taxi N°4 420 m
• Asociacion Paradas de Taxi Asuncion parada 14b 1.4 km
• Terminal La Chaqueña 1.4 km
• Parada Nº 34 1.9 km
• Parada de Taxi 23 (B) 2.3 km
• Parada de Taxi 46b 2.3 km

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