Paraguay

Organized around the Paraguay River system, Paraguay developed into a landlocked South American republic whose eastern and western regions have markedly different characters. East of the river, the more densely settled Región Oriental includes Asunción, the capital, and fertile farming country; to the west, the Gran Chaco extends across a broad, sparsely populated plain. The Paraná River marks much of the eastern frontier and powers the binational Itaipú Dam with Brazil. Spanish and Guaraní are both official languages, while tereré, a cold yerba mate infusion, is a familiar social ritual. The Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue preserve a chapter of the colonial era. Place Paraguay in its South American setting by browsing webcams nearby.

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