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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL IN PARAGUAY

1) HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO PARAGUAY?

To Asuncion on a non-stop flight:
From Miami From New York From Los Angeles
9 hours via Miami via Miami

2) HOW DO I GET AROUND PARAGUAY ONCE I'M THERE?

By surface travel. There are good public buses and many organized tourist trips; distances are .tolerable.

3) WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES TO VISIT ONCE THERE?

Asuncion deserves 2 to 3 days to have time to visit the museums and to take day excursions.
After Ascuncion, the most important places to visit and average stay are:

Iguassu Falls

The Jesuit Circuit

The Chaco

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.4) WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT PARAGUAY?

Paraguay has distinctive summer and winter, though summers are hotter than the winters are cold.
For more specific weather information on selected cities, click here.

5) IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL IN PARAGUAY?

Yes - just follow the universal rule of "normal precautions".

6) WHAT ENTRY DOCUMENTS DO I NEED?

U.S. citizens need a valid passport and an entry form-tourist card which is provided by your air carrier either at the ticket counter when checking in for your flight to Paraguay or once on-board. (NOTE: Other nationalities should check with the nearest Paraguayan Consulate to determine correct entry requirements.)

7) WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES CAN I VISIT AT THE SAME TIME?

Paraguay is generally visited one of two ways:
A) As a part of an east coast itinerary, combined with Argentina, Brasil and-or Uruguay
D) As part of an Around South America multiple country program