{"id":14438,"date":"2014-10-27T17:50:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T00:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=14438"},"modified":"2014-10-29T00:35:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T07:35:09","slug":"sights-sounds-downtown-asuncion-paraguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/10\/27\/sights-sounds-downtown-asuncion-paraguay\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sights and Sounds of Downtown Asuncion Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Downtown Asuncion is where all the action takes place in the capital city of Paraguay. There are a lot of hotel choices ranging from budget to luxury located right in the city center of Asuncion. Centro Asuncion is also a shopping mecca for goods and the best foods can only be found in downtown. There are also a lot of historical buildings, museums, and churches all in the heart of downtown Asuncion.<\/p>\n

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Downtown Asuncion is a great base for travelers since there are many hotels in Centro such as the highly rated Las Margaritas Hotel.<\/p>\n

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Tons of street vendors line up on Calle Palma if you\u2019re into artesanal handicrafts and counterfeit items, but if you\u2019re looking for electronics, head to the Asuncion SuperCentro.<\/p>\n

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There are also many Galerias in downtown such as Galeria Central and Feria Asuncion.<\/p>\n

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Other typical shops would be retail storefront boutiques and bookstores.<\/p>\n

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There are many restaurant options to choose from including dine in and street food.<\/p>\n

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Yerba Mate vendors can also be found on various street corners.<\/p>\n

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Local Paraguayans love playing a game of chess with friends in order to pass time.<\/p>\n

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You can also find the Museo del Ferrocarril also known as Museo de la Estacion Central del Ferrocarril Carlos Antonio Lopez which is a Railway Museum.<\/p>\n

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I love looking at the beautiful historical colonial architectural buildings in downtown Asuncion.<\/p>\n

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Street art murals are also notable on the sidewalks of Centro Asuncion.<\/p>\n

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There are also many government buildings in Centro Asuncion such as the Direccion de Apoyo Tecnico Dpto. De Investigacion de Delitos which is a police station and the Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura Escuela Basica.<\/p>\n

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There are many churches scattered throughout downtown Asuncion, but the most famous one is the Catedral de la Asuncion (first picture).<\/p>\n

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Nearby the Asuncion Cathedral is Plaza de Armas which overlooks the Biblioteca y Archivo Central del Congreso Nacional.<\/p>\n

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The most famous building in Plaza de Armas is the El Cabildo which is also called the Town Council and it\u2019s operated by the Cultural Center of the Republic.<\/p>\n

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In front of the El Cabildo is a statue of Juan de Salazar y Espinoza who founded the Paraguayan city of Asuncion.<\/p>\n

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In the same Plaza de Armas, you can find monuments such as canons, a tree without leaves, and a makeshift memorial.<\/p>\n

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