Paraguay
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Paraguay

Jesuit missions, Chaco wilderness, bilingual culture

Paraguay is the region's least-travelled mainland country, and that is precisely its appeal. It is genuinely bilingual — Guaraní is spoken alongside Spanish by most of the population — and its cultural identity feels unfiltered by mass tourism. The UNESCO-listed Jesuit missions of Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangüé are the headline heritage sites, best seen from Encarnación, which also hosts one of South America's liveliest carnivals. Asunción offers a walkable historic riverfront, the Ñandutí lacework of Itauguá nearby, and access to the Ybycuí forest. West lies the Chaco, a vast dry wilderness with exceptional birdlife and Mennonite colonies. Expect emerging, not mature, tourism infrastructure.

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