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'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}Asunción''' is a the capital city in of [[CountryParaguay]].  It is a calm city, with a gritter edge than [[Argentina]], and safer than Brazilian [[Brazil]]ian cities. It doesnt hold too much appeal for the traveller.
== Hitchhiking out ==
 
=== North towards [[Filadelfia]] ===
Get on a #5 bus that heads out towards Villa Hayes. It is likely that you will have to take a bus from the centre to Aveneda Avenida Trans Chaco to get this, just ask about. #5 goes out to Villa Hayes. Alternatively, ask for anybuses that any buses ''çrucer que crucen la puente'', the only brudge bridge over to the Chaco. You can hitchhike from the roundabout 1km after the bridge, or stay on the #5 and it will keep going along the route. At Benjamin Aceval (some 5's go as far as here, ask), there is a peaje, and the police are is cool about you hitchhing hitchhiking here. If you get here late, you can camp safely nearby.  
=== South towards [[Encarnacion]] ===
Pick up bus #18, which runs close to the bus station, and from various points, as it heads south. Guarambare is what you should askfor, or whether they go along acesso surAcesso Sur. It is a 40-50 minute run out of the city. Get out if you see a good spot, or if the bus pulls of the main highway. Trucks use this route into the city and there are alot a lot of warehouses.  
== Places to avoid ==
A fairly safe city on the whole, even though locals indulge in a bit of fear mongering. Central area is generally very safe in the night. Leave plenty of time to get out of the city fringes house alot a lot of poor communities.
== Accommodation and Sleep ==
There are many plazas in the centrecenter. As of July 2014, large flooding has forced many barrios to relocate into the centrecenter. They are safe and friendly people on the whole. Near the train station there was a tent villiagevillage.
== Other useful info ==
Supermarkets are very good value here, so stock up before you head out into the stix. Free internet (computers), maps and toilets in a good tourist information place in the center. === Somebody's opinion ===It doesn't hold too much appeal for the traveler.
Free internet (computers), maps and toilets in a good tourist information place in the centre.[[Category:Paraguay]]

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