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Located on the east bank of Paraguay River in central South America, pilcomayo river and Paraguay River meet here.

Urban origin

Asunció n was founded in August of 1537 and 15. It is the oldest city in South America and is known as the "mother of cities" in South America.

City honor

Ranked 357th in the 20 19 list of the top 500 global cities.

Climatic characteristics

Subtropical monsoon climate

The temperature is 22-35 in summer and 12-22 in winter.

Surrounding tourist attractions

Paraguay River: The main tributary of parana river, with a total length of 2,550 kilometers and a drainage area of 165438+ 10,000 square kilometers, is the fifth largest river in South America.

Ipakare Lake: The lake is 24 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. The lake is as wide as You Lan. Paraguay calls it "blue lagoon". The environment here is very quiet, surrounded by a forest, with lemon trees, bread trees, orchid trees and so on.

Asunció n Botanical Garden: It is one of the largest botanical gardens in South America. There are many rare trees in the garden, and there are many exotic flowers and grasses everywhere.

Local delicacies

Yerba mate: The local people pick the green leaves and buds of Paraguayan grass, and brew them after baking, fermentation and grinding. The smell is fragrant and charming.

Fiho fruit: when ripe, the flesh is yellow, translucent, juicy and sweet with bananas and strawberries.

Bread roll: It is a kind of bread made of cassava, eggs and cheese. You can find this kind of snack at street food stalls.

Humanistic etiquette

About shaking hands: When meeting guests, people usually shake hands. But if it's a man who loves women, you must shake hands with him. On the other hand, a man should never reach out and shake hands with a woman first.

Cold Meal Day: They designated the first five days of the New Year as "Cold Meal Day". No one can make a fire to cook, but eat cold milk and other foods, in memory of the soldiers of the Paraguayan Revolutionary Army in the War of Independence more than 0/00 years ago.

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