Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay. Unlike other capitals of South America such as Buenos Aires, Quito or Lima, Asunción is off the beaten path as it lacks well known tourist attractions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estadio Defensores del Chaco and Palacio de los López.
Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Stadium
Photo: Hazaña17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Defensores del Chaco Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Located in the Sajonia neighbourhood, it is the owned by the Paraguayan Football Association and used mostly for football matches.
Palacio de los López
Castle
Palacio de los López, officially titled Palacio de Gobierno is a neoclassical manor in Asunción, Paraguay, that serves as a workplace for the President of Paraguay, and as the seat of the government of Paraguay.
Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Stadium
Photo: Baiji, Public domain.
Estadio General Pablo Rojas, locally known as La Olla or La Nueva Olla and for sponsorship reasons known as Estadio ueno La Nueva Olla, is a football stadium in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, Paraguay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roberto L. Pettit and Tacumbú.
Roberto L. Pettit
Neighborhood
Roberto L. Pettit is a neighbourhood of Asunción, Paraguay. It is named after Roberto Pettit.
Tacumbú
Neighborhood
Tacumbú is one of the barrios of Asunción, Paraguay and famous for the prison also referred to as "Tacumbú". The famous Tacumbú hill is also located in this neighbourhood.
Asunción
- Also known as: “Asuncion” and “Distrito Capital”
- Location: Paraguay, South America
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Latitude
-25.2821° or 25° 16′ 56″ southLongitude
-57.6354° or 57° 38′ 7″ westPopulation
462,000Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)Open location code
5864P997+5RGeoNames ID
3474570
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In Other Languages
“Asunción” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Asunción”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palacio Lopez and San Diego Hotel.
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