Paraguay

• Taxi overcharging.
• Counterfeit goods at Ciudad del Este border markets.

• Drink bottled water.
• Dengue present.
• Adequate healthcare in Asunción.

• Hepatitis A, Typhoid recommended.
• Yellow Fever recommended.
• Routine vaccines up to date.

• Visit the Jesuit Missions ruins (UNESCO).
• Experience tereré (cold mate) — Paraguay's national drink.
• Try sopa paraguaya (cornbread) and chipa (cheese bread).

• Don't skip the Chaco if you're adventurous — it's wild and remote.
• Don't refuse tereré if offered.

Tip 10% at restaurants.

Casual. Hot climate — lightweight clothing.

Catholic majority. Guaraní indigenous traditions blend with Catholicism.