Paraguay: population and cities Population Population According to Countryaah website, Paraguay has around 7 million people. Ethnic composition 90% mestizos, 3% Europeans and approx. 100,000 Indians. Religious affiliation 94% Catholics, minorities of Protestants, Mennonites and Baha’is. National language Spanish and Guarani (official languages) Capital, other cities The capital of Paraguay is Asunción with a population… Read More »
Paraguay arrival Airplane: the national airline in Paraguay is TAM – Mercosur. There are no direct flights to Paraguay from Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Iberia flies from Madrid to Paraguay (stopover in Sao Paulo, Brazil). VARIG flies from Munich, Frankfurt and Paris to the capital of Paraguay, Asunción (stopover in Rio de Janaeiro or Sao… Read More »
The former Jesuit reduction La Santisima Trinidad was founded in 1706 to proselytize the Indians. The settled Guaraní lived here until the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767 in a protected area cared for by Christians. The reduction of Jesús de Tavarangue is about 10 km northwest of Trinidad. Both missions have churches and schools… Read More »