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Paraguay
Paraguay is one of the few countries in the Americas where an indigenous language, Guaraní, is spoken widely across the entire population.
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Capital: Asunción
Currency: Paraguayan Guaraní (PYG)
Languages: Spanish & Guaraní
Best time: Apr–Sep
Weather: Subtropical to tropical; hot summers and mild winters
Top attractions: Asunción • Encarnación • Jesuit Missions • Ciudad del Este • Itaipú region
Nature: Paraná River • Paraguay River • wetlands • forests • Gran Chaco
Quick fact: Paraguay is one of the few countries in the Americas where an indigenous language, Guaraní, is spoken widely across the entire population.