Facelifts aside, Asunción is still adorned with orange trees and friendly faces.
Paraguay's booming capital is built on unassuming hills above the Río Paraguay. At heart she is beautiful, with a sprinkling of colonial and beaux-arts buildings. Her glitzy modern demeanor, however, merely shades the pollution: shanty shacks, diesel-spewing buses and oppressive humidity.
Asunción's recent construction boom added a seemingly endless stretch of suburbs fit for its population of 1.2 million. Most key sights are bound by the riverfront including Palacio Legislativo and Avenida Colón. Watch out for dengue fever-carrying mosquitos - they're poised to spoil the experience.
Paraguay's booming capital is built on unassuming hills above the Río Paraguay. At heart she is beautiful, with a sprinkling of colonial and beaux-arts buildings. Her glitzy modern demeanor, however, merely shades the pollution: shanty shacks, diesel-spewing buses and oppressive humidity.
Asunción's recent construction boom added a seemingly endless stretch of suburbs fit for its population of 1.2 million. Most key sights are bound by the riverfront including Palacio Legislativo and Avenida Colón. Watch out for dengue fever-carrying mosquitos - they're poised to spoil the experience.
