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Asunción (English: / ɑː ˌ s uː n s i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ ɑː s uː n ˈ s j oʊ n /, [3] [4] [5] Spanish:) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest ...
Spanish airline Iberia provided direct flights to Asunción from Madrid from around 1968 until the mid-1990s. [4] Lufthansa flew once a week from Frankfurt to Asunción from 1971 to 1980, with DC-10 service starting in 1974. [5] For both airlines, the flights included multiple stops in destinations throughout South America.
Sopa paraguaya is a traditional Paraguayan food.. Meat, especially beef, is a staple food of the Paraguayan diet. However, Asunción is different in some respects compared to the rest of Paraguay in that its top restaurants are more sophisticated and broader in culinary influences than in rural areas and smaller towns, where often only snack bars are available.
Asunción, the capital and most populated city of Paraguay, concentrates the vast majority of the tallest buildings in the country. The following table shows the tallest buildings in Paraguay . The heights, in metre , are considered from street level to the maximum structural height, call it water tanks, elevator boxes, etc., without ...
The Botanical Garden and Zoo of Asunción (Spanish: Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción) is a botanical garden and zoo located in Asunción, capital of the Republic of Paraguay. The Botanical Garden and Zoo is one of the principal open spaces of the city of Asunción, set in natural forest covering 110 hectares (270 acres) to the north ...
Pages in category "Asunción" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
La Asunción thus was founded in 1565, by Captain Pedro González Cervantes de Albornoz. Construction of the Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle on a hill overlooking the city began on the orders of the governor, Juan Muñoz de Gadea , after the French buccaneer Marquis de Maintenon attacked the city in early 1676. [ 4 ]
Greater Asunción (Spanish: Gran Asunción) is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción. [1] It consists of twenty cities: Asunción itself, the capital, and the surrounding cities in Central Department. One in three Paraguayans live in this metropolitan area, which has more than 2.7 million inhabitants. [citation needed]