Travel tips in Paraguay

Historic sites

Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesús

Itapúa

The ruins of 18th-century Jesuit missions (reducciones) where Guaraní people lived, with carved red stone churches, a UNESCO site.

Historic sites

Asunción old town

Asuncion

Paraguay's capital on the Paraguay River, with the Pantheon of Heroes, the Palacio de López and the Manzana de la Rivera cultural centre.

Buildings

Itaipu Dam

Ciudad del Este, Alto Paraná

One of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world, shared by Paraguay and Brazil on the Paraná River.