Paraguay is South America's quiet heart, a landlocked country where Guarani culture shapes daily life. Riverside Asuncion mixes faded grandeur with buzzing markets, while the subtropical south hides the red-stone ruins of 17th-century Jesuit missions. To the west spreads the vast, wild Chaco of scrub, wetlands and birdlife; to the east, the Parana River powers the colossal Itaipu dam. Tereré-sharing, easygoing rhythms and few crowds reward travellers who venture off the…
“7 Boxes” (2012), a breathless thriller shot in Asunción's Mercado 4, carried Paraguayan cinema onto the international stage.
Paraguay is the only country in the Americas where an indigenous language, Guarani, is spoken by the vast majority of the population — including non-indigenous people.
Tereré, the national iced mate, is shared in a circle through the hot hours. An eSIM helps: Bolt and Uber in Asunción, UNESCO Jesuit missions scouted offline and Chaco weather.