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A large waterfall in a forest

PY Agenda: Nature Lovers edition – For Nature Lovers

In the PY Agenda series I share a roundup of upcoming events. Subscribe to the Discovering Paraguay Facebook page for more event recommendations! Birding...
crowd in a festival

¡Carnaval!

Time to grab your glitter, beer, and dancing shoes, it´s Carnaval season! Don´t know much about Carnaval? In a nutshell...
A view of a city

The expo

What exactly is "The Expo"? The enormous fair's full name says it all: "International Livestock, Industry, Agriculture, Trade and Services Expo-fair." That...
Food on a wooden table

Tereré Rupa

Each day as the temperature rises, thousands of people across Paraguay reach for their weapon of choice against the heat:...
The tower of the city

Foodies Faves in Asunción Pt. 2

Here is the second part of my Asunción favorites, this time covering those in between meal cravings… mmm! Again, feel free...
A bunch of food on a tray

Yvyguy Silver

This post was inspired by the cinematic debut of " Latas Vacías ," a Paraguayan movie (shot in Coronel Oviedo) about the...
A basket full of food

Paraguayan Ice

In Paraguay most ice is in bar, not cube, form. Plastic bags are filled with water and frozen into foot-long cylindrical...
A group of fruit and vegetables on display

Cherimoyas: Bizarre and Delicious – Cherimoyas: Strange and Delicious

One of the joys of Paraguay is the abundance of fruit. Earn the money for your next Paraguay trip. Play...
A close up of a glass of orange juice

´Tis the season for Clericó! – It’s Clerico Season!

All of Paraguay´s holiday traditions are on display as we enter the month of December. People are making the pilgrimage to Caacupé, setting...
A girl in a pink shirt

Surviving the Heat without A / C – How to Survive the Heat without...

Ahh, air conditioning. It is a blessed thing, especially during the summer. Although it may seem like an absolute necessity there are...