Travelogues Paraguay

Nach unserem kleinen Durchhänger in Argentinien, hatten wir ein bisschen Angst, dass wir in die oft erzählte Reisephase gekommen waren, in der man alles blöd findet, dem...

Already when we started planning our stay in Paraguay, Jörg had the idea that we could rent a car there. This is mainly because Paraguay is a relatively small country, so only...

Itaipu Dam

So we drove to Ciudad del Este, which is located at the tri-border area between Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. And thus the odyssey of passport stamps would begin. First of...

What do we actually know about Paraguay? Good question! Not too much, I would have answered if I had been asked the question BEFORE departure. And it should probably stay that...

In Gran Chaco

It was slowly time to return to Asuncion to return the rental car. However, we made a few more stops along the way. First, we drove to San Cosme y Damian, where there was...

From Filadelfia we first went to San Bernardino and looked for accommodation there. San Bernardino is located on Lake Ypacarai and is considered the preferred recreational area...

From Villarrica we drove to Encarnacion the next morning. The hotels in the city center were all unaffordable, so we booked accommodation a little outside. Thanks to our car,...

The next border crossing from Bonito to Paraguay would actually be Bela Vista, but unfortunately we were told that there are no authorities there where foreigners can process...

The next morning we continued our journey towards Atyra. The town is known as a center for leather handicrafts. However, we only found a small market in Paseo Peatonal Indio...

The bus ride from Concepcion to Asuncion took about 7 hours and was uneventful. In Asuncion, the hotel nightmare continued. Originally, we had booked a room in a hostel at a...

The first border crossing of our trip is actually easier than expected! Take the bus in Foz towards Ciudad del Este in Paraguay, get off the bus before the border to get a...

Day 4: 06/02/2018, tea, sunbathing, and a crazy shopping center

The last day in Rio was rather blah. I had some street food that apparently wasn't very fresh. So, I could continuously call for Jörg on my last day in Rio. Even at Copacabana,...

The Iguazu Falls and the region around the three-country corner of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay are a true paradise for passport stamp collectors. Just the trip to the...

Solved 2 small problems: crossing the border to Paraguay with a valid stamp and spent the rest of the Brazilian Reais and now a millionaire in Guarani. The warnings in the...

We celebrate carnival in Paraguayan style.

Actually a beautiful country, but the spark didn't quite jump over for both of us. Paraguay is hardly developed for tourism, that was the main reason we decided to go there....

I love old buildings, even if they are ruins. Trinidad is a small village 30 km north of Encarnación. Actually inconspicuous - except for the name - and no, it is not a detour...

Last night there was a heavy storm with lightning and thunder, but today at 8 o'clock there is already a mix of sun and clouds and pleasant temperatures. Numerous puddles on the...

Already in the first hours of our trip we are blessed with luck. A doctor takes us until the next city Caacupé. We get off at a gas station and march on. Along the way we see a...

In the former capital of South America - now only inhabited by 7 million people - we didn't have that much luck with the weather. But it has to rain here too! Fortunately, we...

Today's bus trip was 368km long, but it took 5:30 hours. (the first picture is from the bus station in Asunción). The highways in Asunción are relatively narrow with endless...

Finally arrived in Asunción, although the bus ride was long. I didn't take the bus recommended by Lonely Planet, Chaco Boreal, but instead chose Sol de Paraguay on the...

Sunday 08.03. Since we had an appointment at the cathedral in Asuncion at 12 o'clock, we started at 6 o'clock in Ciudad del Este. Before we even started, we had to realize that...

Our last stop east of the Andes is Asunción, the capital of Paraguay.

My trip took me from Ciudad del Este to Encarnación in southern Paraguay. The bus ride took about 6 hours again (10€). This time, I didn't choose the hostel based on the Lonely...

We had a relaxed day, packed our backpacks again and in the evening we continued to Paraguay by bus. The bus left with a delay of one hour, but the border crossings were the...

Now it's done. The already long bus ride of 18 hours, which is long in normal cases, was extended to 24 hours due to various incidents, so no one can say there's nothing for the...