The Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire was a disastrous fire that occurred on Sunday, August 1, 2004 in Asunción, Paraguay. The three-story Ycuá Bolaños V supermarket and commercial complex, which included a restaurant, offices, and an underground parkin…
Iguazu Falls, Iguazú Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu [kataˈɾatɐʒ du iɡwaˈsu]; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú [kataˈɾatas ðel iɣwaˈsu]; Guarani: Chororo Yguasu [ɕoɾoɾo ɨɣʷasu]) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River …
Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjon], Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.
Luque is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War before relocat…
Guaíra Falls (Spanish: Saltos del Guairá, Portuguese: Salto das Sete Quedas do Guaíra) were a series of immense waterfalls on the Paraná River along the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The falls no longer exist, inundated in 1982 by the impoundm…
Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (IATA: ASU, ICAO: SGAS) is Paraguay's main national and international gateway, located at Luque, a city of Gran Asunción.
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, bordering Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. The Paraguay River (Spanish: Río Paraguay) divides the country into strikingly different eastern and western regions. Both the eastern region (officially cal…
Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IATA: IGU, ICAO: SBFI), is the airport serving Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
Nueva Germania (New Germania) is a district of San Pedro Department in Paraguay. It was founded as a German settlement on August 23, 1887 by Bernhard Förster, who was married to Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, sister of the German philosopher Friedrich…
Encarnación (Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkarnaˈsjon]) is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Itapúa, located at the south-east of the department, on the right-hand (western) shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina. The city…
Estadio de los Defensores del Chaco is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling.
The Yacyretá Dam or Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ-Apipé (from Guaraní jasy retã, “land of the moon”) is a dam and hydroelectric power plant built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ-Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Argentine Province of Cor…
Pilcomayo (in hispanicized spelling) (Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, pillku red, mayu river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay [ɨsɨˈɾɨ aɾaˈɣʷaj]) is a river in central South America. At 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) long, it is the longest western …
Palacio de López (Spanish for Palace of the Lopez) is a palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, that serves as workplace for the President of Paraguay, and is also the seat of the government of Paraguay.
The Friendship Bridge (Spanish: Puente de la Amistad, Portuguese: Ponte da Amizade) is an arch bridge connecting the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este.
The Municipal Park Monday and its main attraction - approximately 45 m tall (148 feet) and 120 m wide (400 feet) waterfall named Saltos del Monday - are located in the Presidente Franco District, Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay, located between 25 …
Mariscal Estigarribia is a town in the Boquerón Department, Paraguay.
La Santisima Trinidad de Paraná, or the Most Holy Trinity of Paraná is the name of a former Jesuit Reductions in Paraguay. It is an example of one of the many Jesuit Reductions, small colonies established by the missionaries in various locations in …
The HVDC Itaipu is a High Voltage Direct Current overhead line transmission system in Brazil from the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant to the region of São Paulo. The project consists of two ±600 kV bipoles, each with a rated power of 3150 MW, which…
Guarani International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional "Guaraní") (IATA: AGT, ICAO: SGES) is an international airport located at Minga Guazú, a city of Gran Ciudad del Este in the Alto Paraná Department of Paraguay.
The Estadio Manuel Ferreira, is a football stadium in Asunción, Paraguay.
General Pablo Rojas, is a football stadium in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, Paraguay.
Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, it is the capital of the Guairá Department.
The Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz is a football stadium in the city of Asunción, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Club Libertad and is named after former president of the club and current president of the CONMEBOL Nicolás Léoz.
Salto del Guairá (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsalto ðel ɣwaiˈɾa]) is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Canindeyú.
Guairá (Spanish pronunciation: [gwajˈɾa]) is a department in Paraguay.
Club 12 de Octubre is a Paraguayan football club from the city of Itauguá founded in 1914. The team were promoted to the Primera División of the Paraguayan league in 2013 after finishing 2nd in the Second Division.
The Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, is a football stadium in the city of Luque, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Sportivo Luqueño and is named after former club president Feliciano Cáceres. The old stadium was torn down and this stadium was built for us…
The Universidad Americana (Spanish for American University) is a Paraguayan university, founded in 1994. It has two teaching facilities in Asunción, one in Ciudad del Este and one in Encarnación.
Coronel Oviedo (Spanish pronunciation: [koɾonel oˈβjeðo]) is a city in east-central Paraguay.
Laguna Blanca is an ecological and tourist location of Paraguay that comprehends an agricultural and cattle establishment, with a lake that is settled over calcareous sand, fact that makes the water completely transparent and apt for diving.
Ypacaraí Lake is a major water body located in Paraguay about 25 km east of Asunción. The lake lies in the western part of the Asunción-Sapucai-Villarrica graben, a tectonic depression of the Mesozoic age, and drains to the northwest through the Sal…
The Icono Tower is a building under construction in Asuncion, Paraguay. When finished, the structure will stand at a height of 136 metres (446 ft) and 37 stories. It will be the tallest building in Paraguay, surpassing current Wilson Tower.
The Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA) is a public university connected to the network of federal universities in Brazil. Its mission is to contribute to Latin American integration, with emphasis on Mercosur, through technical …
Menno Colony is a settlement founded by German speaking Russian Mennonites from the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 1926 in the central Chaco of northwest Paraguay occupying an area of 7500 km² (2900 mi²). Neighbouring Mennonite s…
Residencia Presidencial Mburuvichá Roga (Guarani for House of the Chief) is a building in Asuncion, Paraguay, that serves as the official residence for the President and First Lady of Paraguay, and is also the official headquarters of the Office of …