The Oriente is the fertile eastern part of Paraguay and includes all areas east of the Paraguay River. Around 90 percent of the population lives here.
Regions
places
- Asunción (1.5 million inhabitants), the capital on the border with Argentina
- Ciudad del Este (300,000 inhabitants), trade and industrial metropolis on the border with Brazil
- Encarnación (80,000 inhabitants), up-and-coming metropolis in the south.
- Concepción (60,000 inhabitants) in the geographic center of Paraguay
- Pedro Juan Caballero (60,000 inhabitants), trading city near the border with Brazil and the largest city in northern Paraguay.
Other goals
- Itaipú, one of the largest dams in the world
background
language
The language spoken is Spanish and in some areas also Guaraní.
getting there
The starting points are mostly Asunción and Ciudad del Este, both of which are well connected by bus and plane from the neighboring countries, i.e. Argentina and Brazil.
mobility
There is a fairly dense bus network.
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
Ciudad del Este (to a lesser extent also Pedro Juan Caballero) is considered to be relatively unsafe because of smuggling, and in Asunción you also have to pay attention to the safety tips that are usually posted in large cities. In the rest of the country, crime is not a foreign word, but you don't need to be afraid of robberies either.
The extremely rigid stance of the police against "negligently dressed" foreigners until around 1990 is now largely a thing of the past.
climate
Summers are hot and often over 35 ° C, while winter is the best time to travel with temperatures between 20 ° and 30 ° (sometimes significantly cooler). The further east you go, the wetter it gets, Ciudad del Este has a typical rainforest climate.
