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Siesta's over. Go somewhere.
Food, bars, museums, barrios, day trips and weekends away, each with the address and the link. Pick one, then turn it into an invitation in the WhatsApp group.
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New resident guides · 19 October 2026
Useful details for everyday journeys, food shopping and cultural visits in Asunción.
Jaha bus cards in Asunción: buying, recharging and avoiding old prices
Where to buy and recharge a Jaha card, how to check balance and protect it, and why the operator’s two published card prices conflict.
Buying mbejú in Asunción: café orders, producer outlets and cooking at home
Dated menu prices, two verified suppliers and practical questions about fillings, dietary needs, portion size and ready-to-cook dough.
Mercado de Abasto in Asunción: shopping for your household
Retail versus wholesale, location, operating-hour caveats, dated vehicle fees and the questions that make a household food shop worthwhile.
CCPA in Asunción: Teatro de las Américas and Galería Agustín Barrios
How to use CCPA’s cultural program as a resident: the central address, separate contact hours, cinema, music, gallery access and ticket questions.
Alliance Française in Asunción: culture, media library and the right opening hours
A resident’s guide to the Centro location, media-library fees and loans, separate opening hours, and checking cultural listings before going.
No water at home? Our ESSAP water-cut guide covers official notices, building checks and how to report a problem.
Laundry day? Compare self-service, laundry by the kilo and pickup in Asunción, with published prices and a small branch shortlist.
Setting up your connection? Compare home internet and fiber plans in Asunción, with official operator links and a building-level installation checklist.
Shopping late or on Sunday? Check supermarket branches, holiday hours and delivery options.
A walk beneath the trees? Plan your Jardín Botánico visit, with garden and zoo access explained.
Planning a park walk? Compare Ñu Guasu and Guasu Metropolitano, including the entrances, dog rules and 2026 works.
Taking a bus out of town? Our Asunción bus-station guide covers EBA/TOA tickets, departure checks, boarding and luggage questions.
Setting up your household routine? See waste collection and recycling in Asunción for schedule checks, missed-pickup contacts and material-specific drop-offs.
01 · Eat and drink
Eat and drink
Paraguayan food: what to order
Chipa, sopa paraguaya (eat it with a fork, it is not soup), mbejú, vorí vorí and the Sunday asado.
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Eat and drink
Bars, by neighborhood
The old center, Villa Morra, Carmelitas, Las Mercedes and the terraces worth the stairs.
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Eat and drink
Nightlife, with a plan
Choose the evening you want, invite people and get home safely.
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Eat and drink
Tereré, and how a round works
Who pours, when to pass the guampa, and the one word that ends your turn.
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Eat and drink
Mercado 4 and the Paseo de los Yuyos
The big municipal market: herb stalls, lunch, when to go and how to get there.
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Eat and drink
Breakfast and brunch in Asunción: three places for a slow morning
Bocatta, Typica and Café de Acá: three ways to do breakfast or brunch in Asunción, with branch maps, menu prices and useful Sunday planning tips.
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Eat and drink
Chipa in Asunción: where to buy it, varieties and prices
Find Asunción chipa outlets, compare varieties and dated menu prices, and ask about cheese, eggs, animal fat and gluten before buying.
Read the guide →02 · Culture and history
Culture and history
Museums: open today, free today
Art, history, trains and football in one table, with opening days and prices.
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Culture and history
MuCi and San Cosmos
What you can visit at Textilia, how to choose a planetarium show, tickets and arrival tips.
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Culture and history
Noche de los Museos 2026
7 November, free entry. Confirmed details and a practical plan while the programme is pending.
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Culture and history
Walking tours
Free city walks, tip-based tours in English, and the one-off guided visits to watch for.
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Culture and history
Jopará survival kit
30 Paraguayan phrases in Guaraní, jopará and local Spanish. Mba'éichapa? Start here.
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Culture and history
Teatro Municipal: build an evening around the performance
Plan an outing to Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane: find the official programme, check tickets and performance language, locate the theatre and arrange your return.
Read the guide →03 · Riverfront and barrios
Riverfront and barrios
The Costanera
Walk or cycle the riverfront, ride the bay boat or cross to Chaco'i at sunset.
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Riverfront and barrios
Calle Palma on weekends
The Saturday Palmear fair in the old center, and what happens nearby on Sundays.
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Riverfront and barrios
Villa Morra
Where to eat, drink and get coffee in the barrio, and how to get around it.
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Where to stay and walk
Villa Morra, Carmelitas, Recoleta, the old center and the Costanera, on foot.
Read the guide →04 · Day trips
Day trips
Day trips from Asunción
Areguá, San Bernardino, Itauguá, Caacupé, Yaguarón and more, by car or bus.
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Day trips
Areguá
Ceramics, Cerro Kõi's rock columns, lake views and the strawberry fair.
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Day trips
San Bernardino and Lago Ypacaraí
A lakeside town an hour away: a waterfront walk, a craft fair and a catamaran ride.
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Day trips
A Caacupé day trip: the basilica, a plaza pause and time to return
Plan a Caacupé day trip from Asunción around the basilica, Plaza Tte. Fariña and Tupãsy Ykua, with transport checks and clear limits on museum and viewpoint access.
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Overnight trips
Encarnación
River beaches, the Costanera, the Jesuit missions nearby and a hop to Posadas.
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Overnight trips
The Jesuit Missions of Itapúa
Trinidad, Jesús and San Cosme y Damián: getting there, tickets and the light show.
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Overnight trips
Iguazú Falls
Bus, border crossing, and the Brazilian and Argentine sides on one trip.
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Overnight trips
Saltos del Monday
The falls near Ciudad del Este, and how to reach them from Asunción.
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Overnight trips
The Paraguayan Chaco
The Transchaco road, Filadelfia, the Mennonite colonies, wildlife and when to go.
Read the guide →06 · Meet people
Meet people
How to make friends in Asunción
Language exchanges, game nights, how Paraguayans make plans, and a first-week plan.
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Meet people
Groups, clubs and where to show up
Which groups meet this week, the Facebook groups and the nationality circles.
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Meet people
Dating in Asunción
Which apps people use, local norms, first-date logistics and the safety rules that matter.
Read the guide →Picks · Prices as of Sep 2026
Three easy starting points.
An afternoon, a lunch and a night out, each with the details you need to make it a plan.
Museo del Barro
Make it a slow afternoon: wander the exhibitions, then compare favorites over a coffee. Tuesday to Saturday, 2–8 pm. Gs. 50,000 Tuesday to Thursday, free on Friday and Saturday.
Grabadores del Cabichuí 2716, between Cañada and Emeterio Miranda.
Lunch at Bolsi
A downtown classic at Estrella and Alberdi. For a group, message the restaurant about a table first: 0981 293 130.
A show tonight
The city's cultural agenda and the Centro Cultural de España Juan de Salazar list concerts, screenings and workshops. Or check What's On, sorted by day.
Manzana de la Rivera, Ayolas 129, runs exhibitions too: 021 442 448.
This week
Also on this week.
Dated events around Asunción, from free harp nights to street fairs.
Your turn
Turn a discovery into an invitation.
Pick the thing you actually want to do. Share its link, suggest a time, and say where you'll meet. That gives people something concrete to say yes to.