Espacio Cultural Almacen de Arte “El Cantaro
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 …
Category: Paraguay
Holiday in Asuncion
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 …
Santa Marfa de Fe Paraguay
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 …
Santa Maria Hotel Paraguay
This small hotel across the plaza from the Museo Santa Maria is run by Margaret Hebblethwaite an English theologist. Thanks to her strong interest in Jesuit history, the hotel …
Ayolas Map Paraguay
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 …
Travel to Asuncion
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 …
Encarnacion Map Paraguay
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 …
Central Hidroelectrica Yacyreta Paraguay
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 …
Paraguay Map Tourist Attractions
Reserva Faumstico Atinguy This one hundred hectare park was created to house a representative group of animals displaced by the flooding of Isla Yacyreta. The location was chosen to …
Pilar Map Paraguay
Pilar, capital of the southern department of Neembucu, is also known as the Capital de la Cordialidad’ (Capital of Cordiality). With its wide adoquinado (cement block) roads and sculptures …