What do you think you can find traveling around Paraguayan lands? Well, we are sure you will be delighted with an impressive nature in a country located in the heart of South America, which has become a very striking and booming option in the current tourism industry due to its great natural potential, the beauty of its landscapes, and the great mystic of conservation that people in Paraguay have, which is basic to develop activities of ecological tourism, a sector of tourism that increasingly has more followers.
Paraguay is located in the central zone of South America, being “Asunción” its capital, the most populated city of the country. Its territory is divided into a capital district and 17 departments, with about 255 municipalities. In 2019 its population amounted to 7,152,703 inhabitants, being its capital “Asunción” the most populated city in the country.
It should be noted that the territory of Paraguay is the eighth of South America, with an area of 406,752 km², sharing a border with Brazil in the east and northeast, with Argentina in the southeast, south, southwest and west, and with Bolivia in the north and northwest. Its territory is divided by the Paraguay River in two regions, the eastern one where most of its population is located, and the western one that is part of the Chaco Boreal.
It is also important to point out that the country is the world’s leading net exporter of electricity, as well as the world’s leading exporter of organic sugar, being the third as the world’s producer and exporter of yerba mate; and, if that were not enough, it owns the third world fleet of barges, with 2,600 units and 200 tugs, behind the United States and China.
Although Paraguay is not a very large country, it has stood out for its work in favor of the conservation of its natural resources, which makes it stand out among the countries of South America, managing to maintain its great natural attractions, as well as its historical and cultural heritage. On the other hand, it has great works that make it a country with progress and opportunities.
Among these works we find the hydroelectric dams of Yacyreta Acaray and Itaipu, as well as modern communication roads and in perfect condition, cities with tourist attraction where the cultural heritage, traditions, old architecture, hotels and stays are maintained, whose costs are affordable and moderate in order to provide visitors with opportunities to enjoy without having to turn to high budgets.
Among the tourist attractions that can be found traveling around Paraguayan lands, it is “La Ruta Jesuítica”, where part of the Diocesan Museum of Asunción is located, and leads to the Reductions and Museums of San Ignacio Guazú, passing through the city of Paraguarí, where tourists can enjoy beautiful and monumental buildings very well preserved with carvings in the Hispano-Guaraní baroque style, which are some of the most important tourist attractions of this route.
On the other hand, we have the “Franciscan and Craft Path”, that follows the path of the Franciscan Order, which founded many villages in antiquity where valuable works of art remained and that can be observed in the route, which includes populations such as Valenzuela, Villarrica, Altos, Ypané, Yaguarón, Piribebuy, Neponuceno, Caacupé, Caazapá, Areguá, Itá, Atyrá, Tobatí, Itauguá and Luque; a series of places where you will be ecstatic observing dreamlike landscapes where ecological tourism activities stand out.
In addition, there are impressive places such as the hydroelectric dams of Itaipú in Hernandarias and Yacyretá in Ayolas, and the Technological Park of Itaipú that are part of technological tourism, but at the same time serve as a framework to enjoy the existing natural resources with fascinating landscapes and extraordinary water sources that have turned Paraguay into a fishing country and other aquatic sports, because it has abundant rivers, such as Paraná, Paraguay and the Tebicuary, where adventure tourism activities are also carried out.
Yes, adventure tourism finds wonderful natural places, such as streams, waterfalls and mountain ranges, where you can practice rappelling, waterfall jumps, long walks and tours around forests and rivers, as well as other attractive and fun disciplines in full natural environments that have an increasing number of followers who find in the Tagatiyá rivers, the Mbaracayú Forest, the Ybytyryzú Mountain Range and the Vallemí Caverns the ideal destinations for this type of activities.
But, you can find more fun by traveling around Paraguayan lands, from tours around Tapé Avirú, the ancient pre-Hispanic road of the Guaraní, which has become one of the most attractive tourist destinations in this area where these indigenous people walked in search of Yvymarae´ÿ or Earth without evil. In addition, next we recommend some sites where you can connect with the natural resources of this beautiful country:
Tunnel of trees: Formed by a chain of spectacular trees found in Route VI of the District of Santa Rita in Alto Paraná.
Crystal Fall: Located in the Ybycuí National Park, about 120 kilometers from “La Asunción”, it has become one of the great tourist attractions due to the abundance of natural resources of great beauty.
The caves of Vallemi: Located at only 6 kilometers from the city of Vallemí; they are widely recommended for ecological tourism activities.
Ojo del Mar Lake, Bella Vista Norte, Amambay: Located about 50 kilometers from Bella Vista city, it is a great tourist attraction because of the beauty of its landscapes. This lake supposedly emerged after a volcanic eruption more than 250 million years before Christ.
Campo Maria Salted Lagoons: A private reserve of great beauty, dedicated to the conservation of natural resources in an area of about 4,500 hectares.
Finally, we recommend you to visit the largest system of wetlands in the world called “Paraguayan Swamp in Fort Olimpo”, where you can enjoy an exuberant nature and protected natural resources within the principles of ecological tourism.
ALFA