2025 Paraguay Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

In Colonia Yguazú, in eastern Paraguay, many Japanese immigrants settled here after the war, and there is a Japanese settlement where culture, life, and connections are still deeply rooted. The town is equipped with torii gates, agricultural cooperative supermarkets, Japanese restaurants, roadside stations, and more, and when you visit, you feel as if you have entered "another Japanese town overseas." ⸻ 📍Location Colonia Yguazú, Paraguay ・About 1 hour by car from Ciudad del Este ・About 5 to 6 hours by long-distance bus from Asuncion (you can get off along the way) 🕰️Sightseeing spots ・Iguazu Migration Museum 　→ The father of Pension Sonoda is the director, and you can hear valuable stories from those days. ・Japanese language school・Japanese agricultural organization・Agricultural cooperative supermarket ・Depending on the season, festivals and events are held at roadside stations. 💸Estimated cost ・Admission to the Migration Museum is free (guide available upon request) ・Travel within the town is by foot ・Many restaurants and shops also speak Japanese, so it's reassuring ⸻ 🌟Points ・If you can participate in events at ramen shops and local festivals at the right time, you can enjoy interacting with the local community more ・The distance between Japanese and Japanese people living in the area is close, so it feels more like a "stay" than a trip ・The natural mix of Japanese and Paraguayan culture is apparent throughout the area ・The background of the fact that Japanese people have begun to settle here in recent years as a new settlement is also interesting ⸻ #YguazuJapaneseSettlement #ColoniaYguazu #ParaguayTrip #JapaneseSettlement #SouthAmericaJapaneseCulture #PensionSonoda #AroundTheWorld

#JanuaryGoodPlaces2025 The original plan was to take a historic photo at the "landmark building" on the tri-border of Paraguay. However, because I couldn't understand Portuguese, I got in the wrong boarding gate and missed my domestic flight ✈️. The next flight shortened my travel time by 5 hours, so I could only walk back and forth between the two borders of Brazil and Paraguay. The Tri-Border Landmark is a geographical point full of symbolic significance and tourist potential. The Brazilian and Argentinian Landmarks receive around 5 million visitors per year; however, on the Paraguayan side there is a lack of architecture, although there is an ambitious project but no funds to implement it. No visa application is required for a one-day trip to Uruguay. There is a one-day visa processing office on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Due to the compressed travel time, you can only go shopping and purchase across the border. Paraguay is really poor and backward, and many Brazilian residents save a lot of money by buying daily necessities across the border!

A popular experience to do whilst in Foz De Iguazu is take a day trip to Paraguay. It takes about one hour by vehicle and the tour takes you to many stops including local Historical sites, restaurants and the amazing waterfalls too. There is also a lot of shopping malls there making it popular with people they want to but electronic items in particular. The people are very friendly and welcoming of tourists

Amazing sunset from the window 🧡🧡🧡🧡 I took this picture with my IPhone 15 pro max. #sunset #travel #itravelmaria #paraguay