Asunción

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Asunción is the capital city of Paraguay. It is a calm city, with a gritter edge than Argentina, and safer than Brazil in cities.


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 Ruta Transchaco to get this, for example Linea 24 or just ask about. #5 goes out to Villa Hayes. Alternatively, ask for any buses que crucen la puente, the only 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 is cool about you hitchhiking here. If you get here late, you can camp safely nearby.


Hitchhiking in

From Ciudad del Este

Walk to the west, away from the crowd that enters the city to go shopping. Most of the people who enter the city go back to Brasil at the end of the day. There's only one road to Asuncion, so have a little patience to meet somebody traveling to the capital. With a bit of luck you meet one of the so many friendly people in this country, who will love to talk about their country.


West towards Salta or Jujuy (Argentina)

Proceed as described above, turning south at the roundabout after the brige. Alternatively, on Ruta Transchaco, get a bus towards Puerto Falcón (it should say "Falcón" as a destination), walk across the border and hitch a ride towards Formosa (it seems that RN81 in Argentina gets way more traffic than RN86 directly from Clorinda).


South towards Encarnacion

Pick up bus #18, which runs close to the bus station and from various points, or bus #85, which stops right in front of Paseo La Galería shopping center on Avenida Santa Teresa, as it heads south. Guarambare is what you should ask for, or whether they go along Acesso 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 off the main highway. Trucks use this route into the city and there are a lot of warehouses.


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