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Paraguay Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Near the port in Asuncion Near the port in Asuncion Qaya Paraguay is an introvert country that borders on Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. During a large part of this century it was one of the most notorious and durable police states, but it now is gradually getting used to being a democratic republic. The Paraguay River divides the country into two contrasting regions, in the west, the Gran Chaco, or Paraguay Occidental, and in the east, Paraguay proper, or Paraguay Oriental. The country has a relaxed capital, Asunción on the east side of the river and which is about the only real city in the country. It’s the both political and economic center of the land. Most of its architecture dates back to the nineteenth century, when some charismatic dictators established the Paraguayan identity. Other cities that have their roots in history are: Concepción, General Eugenio A Garay, Perdo Juan Caballero and Coronel Oviedo. The fifty years young city of Ciudad del este grew much during the construction of a huge nearby hydroelectric project, and now survives by being Argentina´s and Brazil´s shopping center for all sorts of illegaly imported goods. The country’s main sights are the countless waterfalls that are really worth a visit, but also some impressive Jesuit missions, several national parks and of course the plains, swamps and forests of the Gran Chaco. Here you can also experience the real country life of the Paraguayan cowboys that breed one of the lands mayor sources of income. _________History Edit This Pre-Colombian civilization in the fertile wooded region that is now Paraguay consisted of numerous semi-nomadic Guarani-speaking tribes of Indians who were recognized for their fierce warrior traditions. They practiced a mythical polytheistic religion which later blended with Christianity. Spanish explorer Juan de Salazar founded Asuncion on the Feast Day of the Assumption August 15 1537. The city eventually became the center of a Spanish colonial province. Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local Spanish authorities in May 1811. The country's formative years saw three strong leaders who established the tradition of personal rule that lasted until 1989: Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia Carlos Antonio Lopez and his son Francisco Solano Lopez. The younger Lopez waged a war against Argentina Uruguay and Brazil (War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70) in which Paraguay lost half its population; Brazilian troops subsequently occupied the country until 1874. A succession of presidents governed Paraguay under the banner of the Colorado Party from 1880 until 1904 when the Liberal party seized control ruling with only a brief interruption until 1940. In the 1930s and 1940s Paraguayan politics were defined by the Chaco War against Bolivia a civil war dictatorships and periods of extreme political instability. General Alfredo Stroessner took power in May 1954. Elected to complete the unexpired term of his predecessor he was re-elected president seven times ruling almost continuously under the state-of-siege provision of the constitution with support from the military and the Colorado Party. During Stroessner's 34-year reign political freedoms were severely limited and opponents of the regime were systematically harassed and persecuted in the name of national security and anti-communism. Though a 1967 constitution gave dubious legitimacy to Stroessner's control Paraguay became progressively isolated from the world community. On February 3 1989 Stroessner was overthrown in a military coup headed by General Andres Rodriguez. Presidential and congressional elections were held on May 1 1989. Rodriguez as the Colorado Party candidate easily won the presidency and the Colorado Party dominated the Congress. In 1991 municipal elections however opposition candidates won several major urban centers including Asuncion. As president Rodriguez instituted political legal and economic reforms and initiated a rapprochement with the international community. The June 1992 constitution established a democratic system of government and dramatically improved protection of fundamental rights. On May 9 1993 Colorado Party presidential candidate Juan Carlos Wasmosy was elected as Paraguay's first civilian president in almost 40 years in what international observers deemed fair and free elections. The newly elected majority-opposition Congress quickly demonstrated its independence from the executive by rescinding legislation passed by the previous Colorado-dominated Congress. Wasmosy worked to consolidate Paraguay's democratic transition reform the economy and the state and improve respect for human rights. His major accomplishments were exerting civilian control over the armed forces and undertaking fundamental reform of the judicial and electoral systems. With support from the United States the Organization of American States and other countries in the region the Paraguayan people rejected an April 1996 attempt by then-Army Chief General Lino Oviedo to oust President Wasmosy taking an important step to strengthen democracy. Oviedo sought to become president in the 1998 election but when the Supreme Court upheld in April his conviction on charges related to the 1996 coup attempt he was not allowed to run and his former running mate Raul Cubas Grau became the Colorado Party's candidate. Cubas was elected on May 10 in elections deemed by international observers to be free and fair and he took office on August 15. One of his first acts in office was to commute Oviedo's sentence to time served and release him from confinement. On December 2 1998 Paraguay's Supreme Court declared these actions unconstitutional. Cubas has cited as priorities for his administration addressing Paraguay's economic crisis and its growing budget deficit reducing military spending fighting corruption and narcotics trafficking and improving protection of intellectual property rights. -__________Practical Information Edit This Currency The local currency is the Paraguay Guarani (PYG) [Add Practical address] Paraguay Travel Supplier Directory Edit This Paraguay General and Practical information to help plan a better trip, country`s weather and what to pack currency, getting their, customs, visas & vaccinations, culture, wildlife and other tools to help prepare your vacation. type: Tourist information World66 rating: [rate it] email: editor@southamericatour.net address: http://southamericatour.net/feedback.htm url: southamericatour.net ___________Getting There Edit This [Add Global transport mode] By river Edit This There are 2500km (1563 miles) of navigable rivers in Paraguay and there are ferry links with Argentina Bolivia and Brazil. Travellers using the river to travel to Argentina should note that the Posadas (Argentina)–Encarnación (Paraguay) route is 321km (200 miles) shorter than the more traditional route to Buenos Aires. It traverses the Argentine provinces of Missiones and Corrientes and then proceeds across a new bridge over the Paraná River to Resistencia. Those who prefer to continue along the left bank of the Paraná River will have to travel to Paraná provincial capital more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] By road Edit This The roads from Rio and São Paulo to Asunción (via the Iguazú Falls) are paved and generally good as is the one from Buenos Aires. Another road link to Argentina is via the San Roque González de Santa Cruz bridge in Encarnación across the Panraná river. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] By air Edit This International airports are Asunción and the "Guarani" Airport near Ciudad del Este. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] By bus Edit This There are daily services from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Santa Fé Rosario Córdoba Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay). type: general World66 rating: [rate it] By train Edit This There is no through service to Argentina but a weekly train from Asunción serves Posadas in Argentina by means of a train-ferry with connections to Concordia and Buenos Aires. The rail services are very slow. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] ___________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: Paraguay has a market economy marked by a large informal sector. The informal sector features both reexport of imported consumer goods (electronics whiskeys perfumes cigarettes and office equipment) to neighboring countries as well as the activities of thousands of microenterprises and urban street vendors. The formal sector is largely oriented toward services. A large percentage of the population derive their living from agricultural activity often on a subsistence basis. The formal economy has grown an average of about 3% ver the past five years. However population has increased at about the same rate over the same period leaving per capita income nearly stagnant. The WASMOSY government has continued to pursue its economic reform agenda albeit with limited success because of in-fighting in the ruling party and resistance from the opposition. Paraguay's ongoing integration into Mercosur (the Southern Cone Common Market) offers potential for investment and growth. Their most common spoken languages are Spanish and Guaraní. GDP: purchasing power parity—$21.9 billion (1997 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 2.6% (1997 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$3 900 (1997 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 26.4% industry: 24.9% services: 48.7% (1995) Inflation rate—consumer price index: 6.2% (1997) Labor force: total: 1.8 million (1995 est.) by occupation: agriculture 45% Unemployment rate: 8.2% (urban) (1996 est.) Budget: revenues: $1.25 billion expenditures: $1.66 billion including capital expenditures of $357 million (1995 est.) Industries: meat packing oilseed crushing milling brewing textiles other light consumer goods cement construction Industrial production growth rate: 5.1% (1995) Electricity—capacity: 6.533 million kW (1995) Electricity—production: 40.05 billion kWh (1995) note: exported about 36.96 billion kWh of electricity to Brazil Electricity—consumption per capita: 577 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: cotton sugarcane soybeans corn wheat tobacco cassava (tapioca) fruits vegetables; beef pork eggs milk; timber Exports: total value: $1.1 billion (f.o.b. 1997 est.) commodities: cotton soybeans timber vegetable oils meat products coffee tung oil partners: Brazil 48% Netherlands 22% Argentina 9% US 4% Uruguay 3% Chile 2% (1997) Imports: total value: $2.5 billion (c.i.f. 1996 est.) commodities: capital goods consumer goods foodstuffs raw materials fuels partners: Brazil 29% US 22% Argentina 14% Hong Kong 9% (1995) Debt—external: $1.3 billion (1996) Economic aid: recipient: ODA $38 million (1993) Currency: 1 guarani (G) = 100 centimos Exchange rates: guaranies (G) per US$—2 528.8 (January 1998) 2 191.0 (1997) 2 062.8 (1996) 1 970.4 (1995) 1 911.5 (1994) 1 744.3 (1993) Fiscal year: calendar year ___________Webcams Edit This Sights in Paraguay There are many beautiful sights in Paraguay. Some sights are telling a story, like old historical buildings, and giant monuments. However, the sights that I find most amazing are the vibrant, lucious, and breath-taking waterfalls. The falls are relaxing and refreshing for the soul. You just feel like you could float on a cloud. The falls are the most beautiful and enjoying thing you could ever experience. Remember; Paraguay- The country with the Falls. __________People Edit This Near the port in Asuncion Near the port in Asuncion Qaya Population: 5 291 020 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% (male 1 061 972; female 1 026 983) 15-64 years: 56% (male 1 483 089; female 1 473 372) 65 years and over: 5% (male 113 298; female 132 306) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.68% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 32.21 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.29 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.1 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 37.39 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.23 years male: 70.27 years female: 74.29 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.26 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95% white plus Amerindian 5% Religions: Roman Catholic 90% Mennonite and other Protestant denominations Languages: Spanish (official) Guarani Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.1% male: 93.5% female: 90.6% (1995 est.) :::::::::::: Aregua Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Aregua is a beautiful city in Paraguay. One of the prettiest actually. It is located about 20 km from Asucnion and is right on the Ypacari Lake, the largest lake in Paraguay. It has beautiful colonial housing throughout the city with many rolling hills. There is a train that one can take from Asuncion to Aregua where you are let off to explore the city. There is a street with all sorts of ceramics lined up on both sides made by Aregueñas themselves. Come in August or September and you will be able to enjoy the Strawberry Festival and Expo where Strawberry growers sell their variety of strawberry products! Very tasty!! ::::::::: Ciudad del este Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este anonymous The Eastern City at 327 kilometers away from capital Asuncion is a young city founded only four decades ago, on the border with Brazil. It is the country's leading commercial center due to the flow of imports and exports and because it has the only bridge between Paraguay and Brazil. Mostly a commercial city, there isn't too much to see in the city. Nearby attractions are the Iguazu falls, located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, considered one of the world's great wonders. More than 250 water falls spread in an incredible tropical landscape, which you can enjoy through ramps and observatories. North of Ciudad del Este, the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Dam was the largest such project in the world, with a total length of 8 kilometres and a height of 225 meters. It has 14 gigantic spillways which form artificial waterfalls and generate an ubelievable 12,600,000 kilowatts of clean electric energy. To the south is Paraguays highest waterfall, the Salto Monday. Located on any other place it would be quite a sight, but so close to Iguazú it doesn´t attract much visitors. At just half an hour busride out of town it´s worth a little detour though. There is an excellent and cheap vegetarian restaurant cum alternative hospital with view on the falls, at just a few hundred meters from the falls. To get there take any city bus that says Puerto Franco or Monday and ask the driver two times to tell you where to get off. ___________Getting Around Edit This The easiest way to get around the city is by taxi, but beware, if they know you are a tourist, they will jump the prices on you. Also, if you plan on traveling to Foz du Iguacu, make sure you leave early because the bridge starts to become backed up around 7am. If you want to visit the Argentine side of the falls or Puerto Iguazu, take the ferry. It is much faster, and you bypass Brazil. ::::::::Concepcion Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Boat on the Río Paraguay Boat on the Río Paraguay joost schouppe Concepcion is an attractive frontier town on the Rio Paraguay, but isn´t worth a detour. It is however often used to catch a boat upriver, in the direction of the Pantanal of Brazil. There used to be boats crossing the Pantanal proper, going all the way to Corumbá, but this is rarely possible now. Taking a boat on the Paraguay is still quite an adventure though, because the passenger boats are freight ships too. It´s a good way to live the couleur locale, but you should start your trip by starting to look for a hammock to spend the night in. It is an extremely cheap option for a river cruise (about 5 dollars per day on board), but if you are en route to Brazil (that means getting of at Isla Margarita / Porto Morinho) you won´t get to see much wildlife. Better sightings are more upstream, from where you may or may not find onward transport to Brazil. Ads by Google :::::::::::Encarnacion Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Carnaval Encarnaceno Carnaval Encarnaceno Ever Daniel Barreto R. Encarnacion is 372 kms from Asuncion, on the Parana River, facing the city of Posadasin Argentina. The population is a mixture of Polish, Ukranians, Germans, Japanese and Koreans, engaged mainly in agriculture and commerce. Famous for its Summer carnivals, sportfishing, and the nearby Yacyreta Dam. It is the point of departure to visit the ruins of the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay. These extraordinary structures, declared an International Heritage by the United Nations, show a magnificent imported architecture executed by the native people, and evidencing the great technical skill required for the construction of the huge vaults of the main churches. :::::::Santaní Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Located a few hours northeast of the capital and in the poorest, most rural provinces, Santaní has little to offer a sightseeking tourist. With a social watering hole (la playa) and hands-free volleyball (´voli´), San Istanislao can serve as a getaway into the slow paced countryside life. Bikes and motorcycles proliferate, as do cervezas and tortillas.