A day in Asuncion: guarani Color on the shores of the Paraguay those who feel travelers over tourists, flee from the typical, hiding from the globalised world and the tourism of masses in genuine destinations such as Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, where in the midst of modernity and dynamism of a city that with its metropolitan area exceeds 2 million inhabitantsWe perceive a distinctly indigenous. This city, that boasts besides their safety (the world Organization for peace declared it in 2012 as World Capital of friendship for peace), known to preserve their identity and roots above all. Hence, in its streets we hear speak Spanish and Guarani, both official languages of the Republic of Paraguay. If you want to mingle with its people and better appreciate that flavor that speak, no better way to start our day giving a tour of the Mercado Municipal number 4, a picturesque place where we will check that the Guarani sellers are very colorful, wearing his typical suit and smoking big pure. In fact, there are find natural tobacco 100%, in addition to native fruits and other popular products such as the sopa paraguaya (cake of corn flour with cheese and onion), chipa (Paraguayan bread) or meat (Paraguay is a major exporter of this product and why Paraguayans roasts are famous). As for handcrafted specialties, nanduti lace are very much appreciated.
On the other hand, the national beverage par excellence for meetings of friends is terere, a matte made of natural herbs. Talk about this city that owes its name to be founded an August 15, 1537, feast of the assumption, is doing so also of the Paraguay River, which also forms the border with Argentina. Life revolves around this and the fluvial tourism is very important in this population. Most of the hotels in Asuncion are also near the Paraguay. So therefore, if we have time well worth giving us a ride on boats traveling the Bay of Asuncion every half hour until the locality of Chacoi, since where you get a very good view of the Uruguayan capital.