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City guidesThings to do in Caazapá: Ykua Bolaños, altarpieces and surroundings Franciscan Caazapá in a day and its department in two: a legendary spring, 18th-century altarpieces, the Fierro Punta bridge, Yegros and the Tavaí cenote.
City guidesDay trip to Caazapá: route and best stops From Asunción, Caazapá is a very long day; from Villarrica, 50 km away, it is an easy day trip. A timed plan with Ykua Bolaños, San Pablo and San Roque.
City guidesThings to do in San Ignacio Guazú: Jesuit museums, Tañarandy and nearby San Ignacio Guazú: Jesuit art at the Diocesan Museum, MUVA murals, the historic centre and Tañarandy's Good Friday night.
City guidesThings to do in Nueva Colombia: square, streams and festivals Nueva Colombia, about 48 km from Asunción, is a slow-paced town: square and church, summer streams, a night in a guesthouse and its patron saint festivals.
City guidesDay trip to Nueva Colombia: route and best stops A one-day route from Asunción: Emboscada's Franciscan church, Nueva Colombia's square and streams, then Altos or Loma Grande in the afternoon.
City guidesDay trip to Atyrá: route and best stops A day in Atyrá: the Franciscan altarpiece in the morning, leather and Marianela before lunch, and the Karumbe'y waterfall after.
City guidesThings to do in Altos: woodcarvers, plaza, festivals and visit tips Enjoy Altos by watching woodcarvers, walking the plaza and church, visiting Arroyo Saldívar and, in late June, the Kamba ra'anga.
City guidesDay trip to Altos: route and best stops A day in Altos: drive up via San Bernardino, stop at the woodcarvers, walk the plaza and church, and end at the lake for sunset.
City guidesThings to do in Villa Florida: Tebicuary beaches, fishing and promenade The Tebicuary river access points and activities in Villa Florida: beaches, fishing, the promenade, the countryside and the best dates.
City guidesDay trip to Villa Florida: route and best stops Villa Florida in a day is doable but long: a Tebicuary beach morning, a river-fish lunch and the riverfront cross at sunset.
City guidesThings to do in Atyrá: leather, Franciscan church, waterfall and visit tips Enjoy Atyrá by shopping for leather on the pedestrian street, seeing the Franciscan altarpiece and cooling off at Karumbe'y.
City guidesDay trip to Pilar: PY19 route and best stops Pilar in a day is possible but long: the PY19 route, one stop each way and the essentials of the centre before driving back in daylight.