Itaipu Dam
Dam along the Brazil–Paraguay border
A hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River on the Paraguay–Brazil border, the third-biggest hydroelectric dam on Earth by energy produced.
Photo: Angelo Leithold, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Paraguay: 10 places worth the journey
Itaipu Dam, Palacio de los López, Cerro Tres Kandú and 7 more — what each one is, and why it is worth the detour.
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What to see in Paraguay
Chosen from everything Wikidata knows about Paraguay and ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions describe them, which is about as close to "famous" as open data gets.
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Palacio de los López
Building and seat of government in Paraguay
Officially the Palacio de Gobierno, a neoclassical mansion in Asunción that is the seat of Paraguay's government and where the President works. The president lives elsewhere, at Mburuvicha Róga, some 2.5 km away to the southeast.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cerro Tres Kandú
Highest mountain in Paraguay
Paraguay's highest point, 842 meters (2,762 ft) high, in the Ybytyruzú hills, in General Eugenio Garay municipality, Guairá Department.
Photo: Felipe Méndez, CC BY-SA 3.0
Guaíra Falls
Submerged waterfall on the Paraná River in Paraguay and Brazil
Also written Guaíra Falls, a former series of huge waterfalls on the Paraná River along the Brazil–Paraguay border. They disappeared in 1982, drowned when the Itaipu Dam's reservoir was filled.
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
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La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Itapúa Department, Paraguay
In English the Most Holy Trinity of Paraná, a former Jesuit reduction in Paraguay: one of the many small colonies that missionaries founded around South America, in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil among other places, during the 17th and 18th century.
Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ruins of Jesús de Tavarangue
A former Jesuit Reduction in present-day Itapua, Paraguay. The mission's ruins, together with Trinidad's, were made a UN World Heritage Site in 1993.
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0
Friendship Bridge (Brazil–Paraguay)
Bridge between Brazil and Paraguay
An arch bridge joining Ciudad del Este, in Paraguay, with Foz do Iguaçu, in Brazil.
Photo: Valacir, CC BY 2.0
Yacyretá Dam
Dam on the Paraná River on the border of Argentina and Paraguay
Also called the Jasyretâ-Apipé Hydroelectric Power Station, a dam and hydroelectric plant built over the Jasyretâ-Apipé falls on the Paraná, between Corrientes Province, Argentina, and the Paraguayan city of Ayolas. It is named after Yacyretá Island just upstream, which it largely flooded.
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Eby gov py assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5
Asunción Cathedral
Church in Asunción, Paraguay
Properly the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Asunción's main Catholic church, in the La Catedral neighbourhood of the historic centre of Paraguay's capital.
Photo: FF MM, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Pantheon of the Heroes
Monument in Asunción, Paraguay
Fully the National Pantheon of Heroes and Oratory of the Virgin of the Assumption, a landmark building and national monument of Paraguay, between Chile and Palma streets in downtown Asunción, the capital, regarded as heritage of great architectural, artistic and cultural value.
Photo: Felipe Antonio, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Paraguay
Officially the Republic of Paraguay, a landlocked country in central South America. Bolivia lies to its north and northwest, Brazil to its east and northeast, and Argentina to its southeast, south and west. Its way to the Atlantic is the Paraná–Paraguay Waterway, a network of navigable channels that five countries share.
Officially The Republic of Paraguay. Known locally as Paraguái, Paraguay.
Based on the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: the facts are Wikipedia's, the wording is this site's.
Questions travellers ask
What is worth seeing in Paraguay?
This guide lists 10: Itaipu Dam, Palacio de los López, Cerro Tres Kandú and Guaíra Falls and others.
How were these places chosen?
By machine, from open data, with no human ranking them and nobody able to pay for a place on the list. Everything Wikidata records in Paraguay that is a building, a landform, a protected area or a tourist attraction, has coordinates, a photograph and an English Wikipedia article, is ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions wrote about it. Provinces, cities, airports, stations and stretches of sea shared with the neighbours are filtered out.
What language is spoken in Paraguay, and what currency?
Guaraní, Spanish. The currency is PYG.
How do I get mobile data in Paraguay?
A travel eSIM is usually the cheapest way, and avoids a roaming bill. The plans suggested at the foot of this guide start at $3.38 for 1GB for 7 days. The eSIM is data-only and sits alongside your normal SIM, so calls, texts and WhatsApp keep working on your own number.
Which networks would my phone use in Paraguay?
Claro. Your phone picks whichever has the best signal where you are, the same way a local phone does.
One practical note: staying online
Maps, tickets and translation all want data, and roaming is the expensive way to get it. A Computatus eSIM eSIM connects to Claro once you land, and installs by QR code before you leave.
See 10 Computatus eSIM plans for Paraguay from $3.38
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No app needed. Install by QR code before you fly, keep your own number for calls, and it connects the moment you land.
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