Category: Paraguay
Lodging Hotel Ozli This small hotel just fifty meters from Aregua’s municipal beach has basic rooms with a homey feel opening out onto a covered corridor. The restaurant serves …
Founded in 1706 by Juan de Anaya, the mission of Santisima Trinidad del Parana (usually shortened to Trinidad) was the second to last of the thirty Jesuit missions to …
Ybycui Sand Dunes Adding to the allure of San Cosme y Damian are the sand dunes jutting out from the waters of the Yacyreta lake. Exploring the series of …
Part museum, part gallery, part cultural center, there is always something going on at El Cantaro. Activities range from pottery and woodcarving lessons lead by a group of artisans …
Getting There The turn off for Jesus is at km 30 of Route 6 just one hundred meters past Trinidad. Coming from Encarnacion it is on the left and …
This cute little town, removed from Route 1, was the site of one of the most populous Jesuit missions, with over 7,000 indigenous residents. In fact, many of the …
Founded in 1899 Ayolas remained a small fishing village until the mid 1970’s when Paraguay and Argentina signed a treaty to construct the Yacyreta hydroelectric plant nearby. The resulting …
Hotel Arthur A very pleasant hotel located at the entrance to town along Route 6. Rooms are large and colorful with comfortable beds. The hotel’s nice dining room serves …
Flooded Out The slow and steady flooding of the Zona Baja combined with the construction of a boardwalk (costanera) along the river has made displacement a constant issue among …
The Yacyreta hydroelectric plant’s history began in the 1920’s when studies were done seeking to improve navigation on the notoriously rapid Parana River. In the 1950’s Paraguay and Argentina …