Your guide to

Asunción

Paraguay

Food, places, crafts, and stories — curated for English-speaking visitors.

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🌡️Subtropical

🗣️Spanish + Guaraní

💵Guaraní (₲)

⏰UTC-4

✈️ASU Airport

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Casa de la Independencia

The house where Paraguay was born

Palacio de López

Paraguay's seat of government — a European palace on the edge of a South American river

Panteón Nacional de los Héroes

Paraguay's most sacred monument — where the nation's heroes rest

Sopa Paraguaya

Paraguay's most beloved dish — and it's not a soup

Chipa

The gluten-free bread that connects Paraguay to its Guaraní roots

Vorí Vorí

Yellow cornmeal dumplings floating in golden broth — Paraguayan comfort food

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Tereré etiquette tip

If someone offers you their guampa, accept it. Say “gracias” only when you want to stop — in tereré culture, thank you means you are done.