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Practical tips, local recommendations and stories to help you experience Paraguay like a local.
LivingCost of living in Paraguay: cities, trade-offs, and a moving checklist What it costs to live in Paraguay, with sourced numbers: minimum wage, basic basket, rent in Asunción and suburbs, transport and residency steps.
City guidesSanta Rita, Paraguay: a practical guide for visitors and residents Santa Rita essentials: routes, town hall, hospital, QR and Pix payments, language, the Túnel Verde, the Expo and easy day trips.
City guidesBuying a car in Paraguay: total cost, papers and checks Total cost, Vehicle Registry certificate, chassis checks and financing: what to verify before you buy a car in Paraguay.
Food & drinkCafés in Encarnación: where to get coffee, from the Costanera to downtown Where to get coffee in Encarnación: XoXo and Palove on the riverfront, Oh My Ñam! and Bistró del Centro downtown, early chipa, and how to beat summer weekend crowds.
Food & drinkRestaurants in Encarnación: how to choose where to eat Area, type of food and season: how to choose a restaurant in Encarnación and when it pays to book.
Food & drinkCafés in Ciudad del Este: how to choose a place that fits Shopping break or quiet afternoon, specialty coffee, weather, paying by QR, reais or dollars, and the days the centre gets packed.
Food & drinkRestaurants in Ciudad del Este: where to eat by area and how to choose Where to eat in Ciudad del Este: Lago de la República and Campo Vía, Boquerón for Arab food, downtown and malls, payments and late rides.
City guidesParrilladas in Asunción this weekend: a family plan Where to eat grilled meat with the family in Asunción: Sunday buffet churrascarias, grills with private rooms and dinner at Paseo La Galería.
Food & drinkIce cream shops in Asunción: brands, sugar-free and by the kilo The best-known ice cream shops in Asunción, where to find sugar-free or lactose-free ice cream, and when a cone, tub or kilo makes sense.
Food & drinkKorean food in Asunción this weekend: where to have lunch Where to eat Korean in Asunción at the weekend: lunch at Hansik, Su or Kyungkyune, tabletop grills, and long-running spots near Mercado 4.
City guidesParrilladas in Asunción: Paraguayan grill, churrasco or mall steakhouse Paraguayan grill, mall steakhouse or churrascaria buffet: six Asunción parrilladas with address, style and one tip each.
CultureCeramics in Areguá: where to buy, what to check, and tips Where to buy ceramics in Areguá, how to pick a piece that lasts, when to go for nativity scenes and how to get it home unbroken.