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Asuncion Travel Guide

Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America, it is for this reason that it is known as "Mother of Cities". Since the location is right next to the Paraguay River the city offers beautiful landscapes and spreads out on gentle hills in a pattern of rectangular blocks.

About Asuncion

Asuncion covers an area of 45.2 sq. miles (117 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1.8 million people being the capital and the bigest city in Paraguay. It is the home of the national government, principal port, and cultural centre of the country.

Panteon de los Heroes

2105044-panteon_de_los_heroes-asuncion.jpgThis is on the Plaza de los Heroes and houses the remains of several military figures that died in Paraguay’s lunatic war against the tri-partite alliance of Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia in the 1870 (the Chaco War). Paraguay lost most of its territiories as well as most of its male population during that war and seemed to have never fully recovered.

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