Winter in Asunción, Paraguay

southoftheloop · #1 Posted **Mar 26, 2018, 10:51 PM**

Here are some pictures of my time in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, in July and August 2017.

El centro: the old, ramshackle downtown.

The former train station—the last train to operate in Paraguay was in 1999—sits at the center of town, next to Plaza Uruguaya:

The river ferries still chug on:

From the other side of the río Paraguay:

And back to downtown:

Palacio de López:

On board the colectivo:

To Villa Morra, the suburb of shopping malls and Sheratons:

mrnyc · #2 Posted **Mar 26, 2018, 11:26 PM**

interesting to see.

i like it.

boy o boy does south america have some beautiful euro style train sheds. they all need to be put back to use or to much better use!

Dabonthatpussy · #3 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 2:35 AM**

Did you drink any yerba mateh?

southoftheloop · #4 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 1:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dabonthatpussy

Damn, these are sick! Did you drink any yerba mateh?

A variation of it - it's called tereré, which is basically Paraguay's cold version of mate. It's also consumed in a different sort of cup, called a guampa.

Dabonthatpussy · #5 Posted **Mar 29, 2018, 5:10 PM**

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Dabonthatpussy · #6 Posted **Mar 29, 2018, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by southoftheloop

A variation of it - it's called tereré, which is basically Paraguay's cold version of mate. It's also consumed in a different sort of cup, called a guampa.

Ah, yes. I remember the drink well.

ColDayMan · #7 Posted **Mar 29, 2018, 8:16 PM**

Great tour!

excel · #8 Posted **Mar 29, 2018, 10:00 PM**

Interesting place. Definitely worth a visit someday.

IconRPCV · #9 Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 3:13 AM**

I lived in Asuncion for 3 years from 96-99 and it looks just about the same now as it did then. thanks for the trip down memory lane!