Asunción

Advantages: shopping
Disadvantages: black market

Paraguay is nothing but a place where you can buy mostly everything, you can also buy the best makes in the world, but becareful it can be a good or even a bad copy. What normally happens is ... when in Brazil the things are not going to well because the problems with the inflation, political etc... this is where the brazilians go to buy staff to sell to make some money. Near the Xmas Paraguay is full of brazilians trying to recuperate the money ... Read review

Advantages: Bargains Galore
Disadvantages: A little dull

OK, Asuncion, and Paraguay in general aren't that exciting, but who else has ever been there? You can impress all your mates by saying "oh yes, in Paraguay this or in Paraguay that" Asuncion is located about half way up Paraguay, but on the western border of the country with Argentina. You can see Argentina across the Rio Paraguay from the main squares. Like much of South America, expect refuse on street, poverty in your face and scammers left ...
...are more evident than in many cities - they are along the banks of the river and you can overlook them from one of the main squares in the city. I wouldn't advise this though - we did and nearly got chased away. Besides, it's rather rude to pry into people's lives in this way. The town centre is somewhat removed from the town itself. As I have said you can see the slums from the town, but the town centre is fairly well heeled compared with the outskirts, ... Read review

Advantages: Friendly, bizarre
Disadvantages:

Asuncion, Paraguay isn't on most travellers list of top ten destinations, but I can give you a few good reasons why it is on mine! I spent 6 months in Paraguay a few years ago working as a volunteer in Asuncion. My work was with the local people and gave me a fascinating insight into the local people. For a start Asuncion is usually hot, humid and slow moving in every aspect! I found that the people were on-the-whole very friendly and generally ...
...very proud people speaking not only Spanish but the native indian language of Guarani. You will find the Spanish spoken here quite different to that spoken in Spain, almost spanish without the lisp! The public transport in Asuncion was pretty good. We tended to rely on the buses and they did come regularly if a little overcrowded. Taxi services were quite good too, but be careful they don't rip you off, we did experience threatening behaviour a ... Read review