Heroes' day

📣 Traveler notes

Paraguay is a relatively small South American nation (406,752 km²) featuring vast rivers, green landscapes, and a blend of European and indigenous cultures. Visitors can experience unique colonial history, mission ruins, and vast wilderness despite limited established tourist infrastructure.

• Embrace genuine South American experiences, including colonial history and local culture.
• Be patient regarding punctuality and potential transport delays.
• Participate in local customs (e.g., clapping outside gates in rural areas).
• Approach discussions of political history (e.g., Stroessner regime) with extreme sensitivity.
• Engage in playful teasing with good humor, and focus conversations on cultural interests.
• Punctuality is flexible; expect local delays (10-20 minutes) and potentially unreliable schedules. Responses to '¿todo bien?' (Is everything alright?) are typically 'sí estoy bien y vos?' (Yes, I am well, and you?). Common greetings include handshakes, and cheek kisses are standard between men and women, or two women.