Travel guides

Where Asunción’s bus terminal is, how long it takes to reach downtown, the hotel districts and the airport, and when a booked pickup is worth it.

The stadium is in the Sajonia district, beside central Asunción and about 15 km from the airport. Getting there is easy. Getting back when 40,000 people leave at once is the part to plan.

Before you hunt for a direct flight to Paraguay, decide which airport sits on the right side of the country: Asunción for the capital and the south, Foz for Ciudad del Este and the falls.

Almost every flight to Paraguay lands at one airport outside Asuncion. Who flies there, which hubs get you in from abroad and what happens after touchdown.

Ciudad del Este has an airport, the Guaraní, in Minga Guazú, but today it handles cargo and private flights: travellers arrive overland from Foz or Asunción.

Encarnación sits 370 km south of Asunción, on the Paraná river and facing Posadas in Argentina. The riverfront, the beach, the ruins 30 km away and how to arrive.

The Foz itinerary seen from the Paraguayan side: what fits into one day, what needs a night in Brazil, and what each leg of the drive costs.

Paraguay’s currency is the guarani, but a real trip runs on four things at once: guaranies, dollars, cards and small cash. Here is what each one pays for.

Two entrances, one in each country. On the Paraguayan side the visit is free with ID; on the Brazilian side you pay per person. Hours and how to get there.

Paraguay does not cap what you buy. The limit belongs to the country you go home to, and it changes depending on whether you leave by road or by air.