Travelling Alone to Asuncion, Paraguay, Asuncion, Paraguay

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Travelling Alone to Asuncion, Paraguay

Travelling Alone to Asuncion, Paraguay, Asuncion, Paraguay

Always one to visit unusual places, I decided to travel to Paraguay. I was in Uruguay anyway so how hard could it be to travel there? Very. As I soon found out. Just because it’s a neighbouring country does not mean that flights are cheap. As with many countries in South America flying between them can be expensive. So with a flight out of the question the only other method was travelling by bus… for 20 hours.

Being used to night buses in Peru I opted for this mode of transport but it still wasn’t cheap. At £115 I did question if it was really necessary to squeeze Paraguay into my itinerary but being one to see as much as I can, there was no way that I was going to miss this country being so close to it.

Apparently normal people bypass Paraguay and head straight to Iguazu Falls. But where’s the fun in that? So I jumped on my night bus, only to be ousted off at silly o’clock in the morning to go through the first border control at Argentina. Then settling back to sleep I was again awoken as we crossed into Paraguay. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Travelling Alone to Asuncion, Paraguay
Guide Location: Paraguay » Asuncion
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lisa Eldridge
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Palacio de los Lopez
  • Loma San Jeronimo
  • Av Costanera Jose Asuncion Flores
  • Tourist Information Centre
  • Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion
  • El Cabildo
  • Plaza de los Heroes
  • Mercado Cuatro
  • Playa de La Costanera
  • Museo del Barro
  • Costanera Hostel Asuncion