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Parks and the outdoors in Asunción

7 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Asunción.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Parks and the outdoors in Asunción

  1. Do

    Jardín Botánico y Zoológico

    Visit the botanical garden and zoo - it's a very peaceful place filled with trees and nice paths. Find a nice shady spot and enjoy a picnic lunch. Inside the park you can visit Madame Lynch's house, very beautiful example of Paraguayan colonial architecture.

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    Mirador Ita Pyta Punta

    The name means red stone rock in Guaraní. Pleasant small park at one of the edges of the city. Attractive lookout over the river Paraguay with nice views of sunsets in the afternoons. Officially the lookout is "temporarily" closed and fenced off, but locals opened the doors through it. Ita Pyta Punta is not the safest neighbourhood at night. Maybe better accessible by taxi if you're alone.

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    National Congress of Paraguay

    Palacio Legislativo

    One of the more impressive new buildings in the city. It was built in 2002 with a US$20 million donation from the Republic of China (Taiwan) government. Paraguay is one of the few countries and also the only country in South America that recognizes the Republic of China (Taiwan) as opposed to mainland China (People's Republic of China). Most striking is its mirrored façade, which reflects the nearby slums along the bank of the river. You can ask for a tour in English, and maybe get one. Arrive by 13:00, so that you will be able to visit the small museum inside.

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    Parque Seminario

    Lively park where people perform jogging and walking. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Asunción and it has a nice brick church, the Capellanía del Migrante, with English services.

    Open now · closes 10 pmUS$0.50 pedestrians, US$1.50 cars.

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    Plaza Uruguaya

    A nice shady park with bookstores and some old buildings around it. Free wifi.

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    Ñu Guazu

    Spend the day or enjoy a picnic at Ñu Guazu, Asunción's biggest park. Full of ponds, and people playing sports.

  7. Do Not mapped

    Dusk walk

    Walk the main roads of the center in Asunción between 15-17:00 for beautifully illuminated alleys and colored buildings for some great pictures.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Asunción (CC BY-SA 4.0).