by Simon | Jan 30, 2020 | History
98km from Asunción and 4km outside the town of Caraguatay is the Paraguayan naval museam at Vapor Cue. It is final resting place for the remains of the Paraguayan fleet abandoned at the end of the War of the Triple Alliance in the late 19th century. Although Paraguay...
by Simon | Jan 28, 2020 | History
Sitting on the outskirts of the town of Paraguari is the old abandoned train station. It was not always out on the edge of town but after being closed for more than 100 years the town has had ample time to shift it’s focus from rail to road. The railways of...
by Simon | Jan 26, 2020 | Towns
Situated 66km from Asunción stands the market town of Paraguari. In addition to serving as a retail and business hub for the surrounding districts it is also the county town of the department also named Paraguari. Sitting on the main road to Asunción it is idealy...
by Simon | Jan 24, 2020 | Towns
Sitting in the hill country 54km from Asunción is Caacupe the religious center of the country. It is the country town of the department of Cordillera and so in addition to its religious duties it is also a business and shopping hub for the surrounding countryside The...
by Simon | Jan 22, 2020 | Towns
Sitting in the hills about 80km from Asunción is the small town of Piribebuy. The town was founded in 1640 and has as it center piece on a grassy plaza a fine old church dating from the foundation of the town. Surrounding the plaza there still remain several...
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