Places & Areas

1. Asunción

   A-sun-sion

   Usage

   Capital city of Paraguay

   Grammar Note

   Spanish-derived name; the full form is Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción. Guaraní speakers also say Asunción. Do not confuse it with Ñemby, a separate city nearby

2. Iguazú

   I-gua-zu

   Iguazú Falls

   Usage

   One of the world's largest waterfalls, near the Paraguay-Argentina-Brazil border

   Grammar Note

   Means "big water" in Guaraní. A UNESCO World Heritage Site

3. Paraguarí

   Pa-ra-gua-ri

   Usage

   Historic town in southern Paraguay

   Grammar Note

   Said to mean "edge of the great water" in Guaraní (the etymology is debated)

4. Encarnación

   En-kar-na-sion

   Usage

   Major city in southern Paraguay, famous for its carnival

   Grammar Note

   Capital of Itapúa Department, host of Paraguay's most famous carnival

5. Caacupé

   Ka-a-ku-pe

   Usage

   Paraguay's religious center, famous as a pilgrimage site of the Virgin Mary

   Grammar Note

   Means "behind the grass" in Guaraní; major pilgrimage on December 8 each year

6. Ciudad del Este

   Siu-dad del Es-te

   Usage

   Paraguay's second-largest city, a major commercial hub on the Brazil-Argentina border

   Grammar Note

   Means "city of the east" in Spanish. Also the gateway to the Itaipu Dam

7. Concepción

   Kon-sep-sion

   Usage

   An important port city in northern Paraguay, located along the Paraguay River

   Grammar Note

   A Spanish religious place name. Known as "the Paris of the North" — a cultural center of northern Paraguay

8. Villarrica

   Vi-ya-ri-ka

   Usage

   Capital of Guairá Department in south-central Paraguay, a center of culture and education

   Grammar Note

   Means "rich town" in Spanish. A region where traditional Guaraní culture is strongly preserved

9. Itauguá

   I-tau-guá

   Usage

   A town in central Paraguay, famous for the Ñandutí lace — traditional Guaraní lacework

   Grammar Note

   Means "hollow stone" in Guaraní. World-famous for Ñandutí, a spider-web-like lacework

10. Pilar

    Pi-lar

    Usage

    Capital of Ñeembucú Department in southwest Paraguay, located on the Argentine border

    Grammar Note

    A Spanish place name. A historic town facing the Paraguay River, surrounded by rich wetland nature

11. Ñemby

    Usage

    City in Central Department on the south side of Greater Asunción; the name is Guaraní, and the Cerro Ñemby hill rises behind the town

12. Lambaré

    Usage

    City immediately south of Asunción on the Paraguay River, part of the metropolitan area; named after the Guaraní chief Lambaré

13. Luque

    Usage

    City northeast of Asunción; home to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport and the CONMEBOL headquarters, and known for gold filigree and Paraguayan harp making

14. San Lorenzo

    Usage

    One of the largest cities in Greater Asunción, just east of the capital; site of the main campus of the National University of Asunción (UNA)

15. Fernando de la Mora

    Usage

    Densely populated city between Asunción and San Lorenzo; the avenue of the same name is a main artery of the metropolitan area

16. Mariano Roque Alonso

    Usage

    City north of Asunción where the Trans-Chaco road begins; the Remanso Bridge crosses to the Chaco here, and it hosts Paraguay's largest agricultural trade fair

17. Areguá

    Usage

    Capital of Central Department, a cobblestone town on Lake Ypacaraí known for ceramics and strawberries; an easy day trip from Asunción

18. Itá

    Usage

    Town in Central Department; the name means "stone" in Guaraní, and it is known for its black pottery, especially the clay hen figures

19. Villa Morra

    Usage

    District in eastern Asunción and the city's modern commercial hub, with hotels, restaurants and shopping centres; a name taxi drivers know well

20. Carmelitas

    Usage

    Upscale residential and commercial district in eastern Asunción, just north of Villa Morra, with many restaurants and offices

21. Sajonia

    Usage

    Residential district in southern Asunción near the Paraguay River; home to the Defensores del Chaco national stadium

22. Barrio Obrero

    Usage

    Traditional working-class neighbourhood in southern Asunción, home of the Cerro Porteño football club and the birthplace of many Paraguayan players

23. La Chacarita

    Usage

    Low-lying riverside neighbourhood below the López Palace (officially Barrio Ricardo Brugada), known for flooding when the Paraguay River rises

24. Palacio de los López

    López Palace

    Usage

    Paraguay's presidential palace on the Asunción riverfront, built in the mid-19th century and floodlit at night; viewable from outside

25. Panteón Nacional de los Héroes

    National Pantheon of the Heroes

    Usage

    Mausoleum in downtown Asunción on Calle Palma where presidents and war heroes are buried, guarded by soldiers; a useful landmark downtown

26. Casa de la Independencia

    House of Independence

    Usage

    Colonial house in downtown Asunción where the 1811 independence movement was planned, now a free museum

27. Catedral Metropolitana de Asunción

    Metropolitan Cathedral of Asunción

    Usage

    Cathedral in Asunción's old town, in the same riverside historic quarter as the López Palace and Congress, all walkable

28. Mercado 4

    Usage

    Asunción's largest permanent market, spread over several blocks selling food, clothing and herbs for tereré; watch your belongings in the crowds

29. Calle Palma

    Usage

    Main street of Asunción's old town, lined with money changers, souvenir shops and cafés, and pedestrianised at weekends

30. Plaza Uruguaya

    Usage

    Square in Asunción's old town facing the former central railway station; a hub for city buses, with budget lodging nearby

31. Estación Central Carlos Antonio López

    Carlos Antonio López Central Station

    Usage

    Asunción's former central railway station, terminus of one of South America's earliest railways and now a railway museum, facing Plaza Uruguaya

32. Costanera de Asunción

    Usage

    Riverfront avenue and promenade along the Paraguay River (officially Avenida Costanera José Asunción Flores), popular for evening walks and events

33. Cerro Lambaré

    Usage

    Low hill in Lambaré topped by a statue of the Guaraní chief Lambaré, with views over Asunción and the Paraguay River

34. Jardín Botánico de Asunción

    Asunción Botanical Garden

    Usage

    Large green space in northern Asunción containing museums housed in the former López family residence; reached by bus or taxi from downtown

35. Estadio Defensores del Chaco

    Usage

    National stadium in Asunción's Sajonia district and main home of the Paraguay national team; named after the defenders of the Chaco War

36. Aeropuerto Internacional Silvio Pettirossi

    Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

    Usage

    Paraguay's main international gateway (ASU), located in the city of Luque about 15 km northeast of central Asunción

37. Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción

    Asunción Bus Terminal

    Usage

    Central terminal for long-distance buses across Paraguay and to Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia, at the corner of Avenida Fernando de la Mora and Avenida República Argentina

38. Capiatá

    Usage

    City in Central Department on Route 2 east of Asunción; its 18th-century church preserves a carved Franciscan altarpiece

39. Puente Remanso

    Remanso Bridge

    Usage

    Bridge over the Paraguay River linking Mariano Roque Alonso with Villa Hayes; the main road crossing into the Chaco

40. Ruta Transchaco

    Trans-Chaco Highway

    Usage

    Trunk road (Route PY09, officially Carlos Antonio López) running northwest from Villa Hayes across the Chaco to the Bolivian border; fuel stops are far apart

41. Puerto Falcón

    Usage

    Border post west of Asunción facing Clorinda, Argentina, where Paraguayan immigration formalities are carried out

42. Puente Internacional San Ignacio de Loyola

    San Ignacio de Loyola International Bridge

    Usage

    International bridge over the Pilcomayo River linking Puerto Falcón in Paraguay with Clorinda in Formosa Province, Argentina

43. Parque Ñu Guasú

    Ñu Guasú Park

    Usage

    One of Greater Asunción's largest parks, in Luque along the airport road (Avenida Aviadores del Chaco); the Guaraní name means "big field"

44. Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní

    Guaraní International Airport

    Usage

    Paraguay's second international airport (AGT), in Minga Guazú near Ciudad del Este; the gateway to Iguazú Falls and Itaipú

45. Minga Guazú

    Usage

    City in Alto Paraná Department and site of Guaraní International Airport, about 25 km west of Ciudad del Este on Route 7

46. Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este

    Ciudad del Este Bus Terminal

    Usage

    Long-distance bus terminal of Ciudad del Este, serving Asunción and the rest of the country, a few kilometres south of the shopping district

47. Puente de la Amistad

    Friendship Bridge

    Usage

    International bridge over the Paraná linking Ciudad del Este with Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (Ponte da Amizade in Portuguese); congested with shoppers all day

48. Puente San Roque González de Santa Cruz

    San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge

    Usage

    International bridge over the Paraná linking Encarnación with Posadas, Argentina; crossed by international buses with immigration checks at both ends

49. Represa de Itaipú

    Itaipú Dam

    Usage

    Giant hydroelectric dam on the Paraná run jointly by Paraguay and Brazil, at Hernandarias, with visitor tours; the Guaraní name means "the singing stone"

50. Hernandarias

    Usage

    City in Alto Paraná Department; the Paraguayan side of the Itaipú Dam sits here, and dam tours start from its visitor centre

51. Presidente Franco

    Usage

    City adjoining Ciudad del Este to the south, home to the Monday Falls at the confluence of the Monday and Paraná rivers

52. Salto del Monday

    Monday Falls

    Usage

    About 40 m high waterfall in Presidente Franco, some 20 minutes by car from Ciudad del Este and far less crowded than Iguazú

53. Yguazú

    Usage

    Town on Route 7 in Alto Paraná with a Japanese settlement founded in 1961; Japanese is spoken at some institutions and restaurants here. Distinct from the waterfalls of the same name

54. Santísima Trinidad del Paraná

    Usage

    Ruins of an 18th-century Jesuit-Guaraní mission in Itapúa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site about 28 km northeast of Encarnación on Route 6; locally just "Trinidad"

55. Jesús de Tavarangue

    Usage

    Jesuit mission ruins about 12 km north of Trinidad, notable for the great church left unfinished when the Jesuits were expelled in 1767; inscribed by UNESCO together with Trinidad

56. San Cosme y Damián

    Usage

    Town in Itapúa where the Jesuit mission survives as a working church, with a planetarium recalling the observatory the missionaries built here

57. San Ignacio Guasu

    Usage

    Town in Misiones Department, site of Paraguay's first Jesuit reduction (1609), with a diocesan museum of Guaraní Baroque woodcarving; on Route 1

58. Santa María de Fe

    Usage

    Quiet former mission village in Misiones Department that keeps its original layout around a green square, with a museum of Guaraní Baroque sculpture

59. San Juan Bautista

    Usage

    Capital of Misiones Department on Route 1 between Asunción and Encarnación, a convenient base for touring the Jesuit missions

60. Costanera de Encarnación

    Usage

    Riverside promenade and artificial beaches on the Paraná, used for summer bathing and for the carnival; Posadas, Argentina lies on the far bank

61. Colonia Pirapó

    Usage

    Japanese agricultural settlement in Itapúa founded in 1960, in soy and wheat country, with a Japanese school and community association; the Guaraní name means "leaping fish"

62. Ayolas

    Usage

    Town on the Paraná in Misiones Department, on the Paraguayan side of the Yacyretá Dam and known for dorado fishing

63. Represa de Yacyretá

    Yacyretá Dam

    Usage

    Hydroelectric dam on the Paraná operated jointly by Paraguay and Argentina, visitable from the Ayolas side; the Guaraní name means "land of the moon"

64. Yaguarón

    Usage

    Town on Route 1 in Paraguarí Department; its 18th-century church of San Buenaventura is famous for its fully painted Guaraní Baroque woodwork

65. Piribebuy

    Usage

    Town in Cordillera Department that briefly served as capital late in the War of the Triple Alliance and saw a fierce battle in 1869; it has a history museum and a colonial church

66. Tobatí

    Usage

    Town in Cordillera Department known for its pottery and woodcarving workshops, set among exposed rock outcrops

67. Atyrá

    Usage

    Hill town in Cordillera Department known for leatherwork and widely called the cleanest town in Paraguay

68. San Bernardino

    Usage

    Lakeside resort town on the east shore of Lake Ypacaraí, founded by German settlers in 1881 and busy with Asunción holidaymakers in summer

69. Lago Ypacaraí

    Lake Ypacaraí

    Usage

    Freshwater lake east of Asunción between Areguá and San Bernardino, made famous by the song "Recuerdos de Ypacaraí"

70. Ypacaraí

    Usage

    Town in Central Department on Route 2, south of the lake of the same name and the turn-off for San Bernardino

71. Coronel Oviedo

    Usage

    Capital of Caaguazú Department and Paraguay's main road junction, where Route 2 (Asunción–Ciudad del Este) meets the north–south Route 8

72. Caaguazú

    Usage

    City in the department of the same name (whose capital is Coronel Oviedo); written Ka'aguasu in Guaraní, meaning "great forest"

73. Caazapá

    Usage

    Capital of Caazapá Department, an old town founded as a 17th-century Franciscan mission, with a church preserving painted woodcarving

74. Parque Nacional Ybycuí

    Ybycuí National Park

    Usage

    One of Paraguay's oldest national parks, in Paraguarí Department, with remnant Atlantic forest, waterfalls and the ruins of the La Rosada ironworks

75. Ybycuí

    Usage

    Town in Paraguarí Department and the gateway to the national park of the same name; the name comes from Guaraní yvy ku'i, "fine sand"

76. La Colmena

    Usage

    Town in Paraguarí Department, site of Paraguay's first Japanese settlement (1936), with a Japanese garden and memorials to the immigrants

77. Pedro Juan Caballero

    Usage

    Capital of Amambay Department on a "dry border" with Ponta Porã, Brazil — crossing the street puts you in Brazil

78. Salto del Guairá

    Usage

    Capital of Canindeyú Department and a border shopping town facing Mundo Novo, Brazil; the Guairá Falls it is named after were submerged by the Itaipú reservoir

79. Parque Nacional Cerro Corá

    Cerro Corá National Park

    Usage

    National park in Amambay Department where Marshal Francisco Solano López was killed in 1870, ending the War of the Triple Alliance; rocky hills and memorials

80. Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú

    Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve

    Usage

    Large Atlantic forest reserve in Canindeyú Department, home to Aché indigenous communities and known for birdwatching

81. Filadelfia

    Usage

    Capital of Boquerón Department and the hub of the central Chaco, built by Mennonites of the Fernheim colony; German is also spoken here

82. Loma Plata

    Usage

    Centre of the Menno Mennonite colony in the central Chaco, known for its dairy industry and close to Filadelfia

83. Mariscal Estigarribia

    Usage

    Last significant town on the Trans-Chaco road before Bolivia, with an immigration post and fuel; settlements are sparse beyond here

84. Villa Hayes

    Usage

    Capital of Presidente Hayes Department, the Chaco-side gateway across the Remanso Bridge from Asunción; named after US President Hayes for his arbitration award

85. Fuerte Olimpo

    Usage

    Capital of Alto Paraguay Department, on the upper Paraguay River in the Pantanal, reached mainly by river boat

86. El Chaco

    The Chaco

    Usage

    Vast dry scrubland region west of the Paraguay River (the Western Region), about 60% of the national territory but very thinly populated, dotted with ranches and Mennonite colonies

87. Río Paraguay

    Paraguay River

    Usage

    The great river that divides Paraguay into its Eastern and Western (Chaco) regions; Asunción, Concepción and Pilar all stand on its banks

88. San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú

    Usage

    Capital of San Pedro Department, a farming and ranching town on the Jejuí River northeast of Asunción

89. Posadas

    Usage

    Capital of Misiones Province, Argentina, directly across the Paraná from Encarnación and linked to it by the international bridge and cross-border buses

90. Corrientes

    Usage

    Capital of Corrientes Province, Argentina, where Guaraní is an official provincial language and survives strongly in place names; the heartland of chamamé music

91. San Ignacio Miní

    Usage

    Jesuit-Guaraní mission ruins in Misiones Province, Argentina, unusually well preserved in red sandstone and inscribed by UNESCO; about 60 km northeast of Posadas

92. Esteros del Iberá

    Iberá Wetlands

    Usage

    Vast wetland in Corrientes Province, Argentina, a prime site for capybaras, caimans and water birds; the name comes from Guaraní y berá, "shining water"

93. Itatí

    Usage

    Pilgrimage town on the Paraná in Corrientes Province, Argentina, with the basilica of the Virgin of Itatí; the name derives from Guaraní itá, "stone"

94. Puerto Iguazú

    Usage

    Argentine gateway town for Iguazú Falls, at the triple frontier with Paraguay and Brazil and reachable overland from Ciudad del Este

95. Yapeyú

    Usage

    Town on the Uruguay River in Corrientes Province, Argentina, a former Jesuit-Guaraní mission and the birthplace of the liberator José de San Martín

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