Asuncion Shopping Centers

Asuncion Shopping Centers

Although absent from much of the country there are a number of shopping centers scattered across Asuncion. These range in size from walk through galleries to constructions occupying a block or more. Also their ages vary greatly. Some have stood for many years whilst...
Municipal Swimming Pool, Piribebuy

Municipal Swimming Pool, Piribebuy

The municipal swimming pool in Piribebuy is a very popular destination on a hot summer afternoon. Both for the refreshing water but also the sort grassy river banks. The town of Piribebuy stands on the River Piribebuy. These are the waters used to give the local...
Caracara, the Paraguayan Falcon

Caracara, the Paraguayan Falcon

Caracaras are birds of prey found throughout the Americas. They are related to the falcons. There are a number of species of cacacara each with their own home ranges. In their various forms they can be found from the bottom of Argentina right up to the southern states...
Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Piribebuy

Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Piribebuy

Ducle Nombre de Jesus is the principal church in Piribebuy. It was also the first to be established. It is also and more commonly know by its Guarani name Nandejara Guasu. The name Dulce Nombre de Jesus translates into English as The Sweet Name of Jesus. The church is...
The steam trains of Paraguay

The steam trains of Paraguay

Paraguay was one of the very first nations in the Americas to begin building a rail network. Plans for a rail network were first drawn up in 1856. The first few kilometres of track was then subsequently opened in late 1861. After this the track was slowly extended...