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Ciudad del Este Map Paraguay

editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Ciudad del Este is Paraguay’s largest city, located on at the edges of the Parana River which forms a triple border with Brazil (home to sister city Foz do Iguazu) and Argentina (home to the smaller Puerto Iguazu). This is a city of extremes, from the bustling commercial sector to the large scale wonders of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam and the nearby Iguazu Falls. Many tourists find Ciudad del Este overwhelming and are scared off by the city’s shady reputation. However those who delve deeper will find Ciudad del Este has its own particular charms. The city boasts an active

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Ciudad del Este Map Tourist Attractions

editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 08:30:00 +0000

Departamento Paraguari Yaguaron Iglesia San Buenaventura If you see just one church in Paraguay (and there many) it should be the Iglesia de San Buenaventura, better known as the Iglesia de Yaguaron. Due to its size and ornate decorations, the church of Yaguaron is one of Paraguay’s most important churches. It is impressive on several levels. The building itself is quite large at seventy meters in length supported by thirty-meter high columns of solid lapacho wood and two-meter thick adobe walls. The interior is decked out with paintings and wood carvings, decorated with richly hued vegetable dyes of reds, greens

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Ciudad del Este Guide for Tourist

editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:00:00 +0000

La Colmena Founded in 1936, La Colmena was Paraguay’s first Japanese agricultural colony. Many of the ancestors of the original one hundred families still dedicate themselves to growing fruit and cultivating honey in this region. Though the town is mostly populated by descendants of these immigrants they have integrated themselves so fully into Paraguayan culture that it is not uncommon to see elderly Japanese couples sitting outside drinking terere and conversing in Guarani. Despite their integration, many of their homeland traditions are still kept alive. For example, the cooperative store (located on the main plaza near the Municipal Office) sells

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