{"id":14452,"date":"2014-10-27T19:17:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T02:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=14452"},"modified":"2014-10-29T00:35:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T07:35:14","slug":"asuncion-paraguay-safe-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/10\/27\/asuncion-paraguay-safe-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Asuncion Paraguay Safe for Tourists?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paraguay is one of the poorest countries in South America (Bolivia is the poorest) and poverty is usually associated with crime. I was in the capital city of Asuncion for two nights and three days where I took public transportation from the airport to downtown (and reverse). I also walked all over Centro Asuncion during the day and night time including taking a taxi.<\/p>\n

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\nIs Asuncion Paraguay Safe for Tourists?<\/a>
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\nAsuncion International Airport Itau Sala VIP Lounge<\/a>
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Asuncion lacks tourism in many ways and it\u2019s well known that not many people in the world actually even travel to Paraguay. The streets of Asuncion are in complete disrepair with large potholes.<\/p>\n

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Some of the streets look pretty scary with graffiti laden abandoned buildings and uneven sidewalks littered with trash.<\/p>\n

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I highly suggest you stay out of these areas and stay closer to the center of town. I wouldn\u2019t recommend going out at night time in Centro Asuncion as well. I felt safe walking all over downtown Asuncion during the day time and never felt threatened.<\/p>\n

You should also avoid the poor rural shanty towns Northeast of Downtown Asuncion located next to the river Bahia de Asuncion and Playa de La Costanera.<\/p>\n

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You might have read online that Paraguayans are some of the nicest people and that\u2019s definitely true. There are also reports that they love foreigners and sometimes invite them into their homes, but that never happened to me.<\/p>\n

I also took public transportation from Asuncion International Airport to downtown towards Centro Asuncion. The bus was super packed with local Paraguayans headed to work and I was the only gringo onboard.<\/p>\n

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