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Paraguay consists of 17 departments (Spanish: departamentos; singular – departamento) and one capital district (distrito capital). The country is divided into two non-official regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the "Oriental Region" or Parana (other departments and the capital district).
Asunción (English: / ɑː ˌ s uː n s i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ ɑː s uː n ˈ s j oʊ n /, [3] [4] [5] Spanish:) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River.
Paraguay's cultural heritage can be traced to the extensive intermarriage between the original male Spanish settlers and indigenous Guaraní women. Their culture is highly influenced by various European countries, including Spain. Therefore, Paraguayan culture is a fusion of two cultures and traditions; one European, the other, Southern Guaraní.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Paraguay. Currently there are 31 embassies in the capital Asunción. Major cities, namely Ciudad del Este and Encarnación host consular missions. Other countries accredit their embassies in Brasília, Brazil, or Buenos Aires, Argentina, on a non-residential basis to Paraguay.
It is worth mentioning that the Cultural Center was the place where was held the service before the funeral for Augusto Roa Bastos in 2005. The Cultural Center has several halls that have been given to different museums of the city; there is a Hall of Clay, Hall of Sacred Art, Hall Guido Boggiani, Hall of Music, Hall Cabildo (Town Council ...
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Patio Leonor. After the change of government in 1989, people wanted to restore a few places in town. In this context, a group of architecture students started the campaign Salvemos la Manzana frente al palacio which means let’s save the city block in front of the government house, opposing a project that intended to demolish it to build a park in its place.
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