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Asuncion
Up early at 6:30 after a rather hot night, an "Uber" takes us to the upholsterer to choose our fabric. The journey takes 1 hour ... We are happy not to drive in this traffic without rules.
Once the color chosen, we take an Uber for the city center direction the tourist office.
We are very well received. In a few minutes the little information gathered confirms that there is almost nothing to visit in Paraguay.
We still decide to visit this capital.
* Pantéon National De Los Heros": Basilica-like white stone building is the place where the remains of the greatest Paraguayan war heroes are gathered. Two soldiers in official dress sit at the entrance
* Casa de l'Independencia: It is a building of national historic value, former seat where the main protagonists of the independence of Paraguay gathered in secret, held on May 14, 1811. Today it has been restored as a museum housing documents, paintings and furniture of the time, which has become a valuable cultural heritage for the memory of the nation.
We try to see the other sites ; however because of the poverty of the monuments and especially the heat (40° felt 47°) we shorten the tour to take refuge in a very chic and modern shopping mail for lunch and enjoy the freshness.
Before returning to the camper we do a small refueling because on site there is no store.
We spend the afternoon dozing and updating the site and photos
Asuncion
Before landing in the capital we had lunch at the lake in San Bernardino.
The heat is overwhelming, but we resist.
On our favorite site we find the address of a upholsterer. We would like to remake the cabin seat covers, covers and cushions of the main dinette ... They are 24 years old ... It’s time to change them.
As in every capital city we are in the middle of traffic jams to join this upholsterer. We show him what we want.
He takes the measurements and calculates his price ... The amount amounts to 200 euros and the work done in 2 days.
We leave him the passenger seat and two cushions for dimensions. An appointment is set for the next day to choose the fabric.
We cross the capital to reach the "Costera" which runs along the bay.
It is the meeting place for athletes and families who come for a walk.
Quiet night .... The neighborhood is well monitored by police who have a police station on site
Mbocayati
We drive almost all day under a blazing sky ... The temperature is around 40°!!
On our way, the guide "Le Petit Futé" tells us a village not to be missed.
* Yataity " This picturesque village, with its adobe houses and straw roofs " ... We have good search we find nothing of " picturesque ".
We ask the police station however the indications given do not encourage us to seek more.
For the night we find a service area.
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Border / Juan Mallorquin
We are the only foreigners who want to cross the border on a Saturday, when Brazilians go to Paraguay to do their shopping ... Traffic jam guaranteed!!
We read that it was necessary to be there before 10 o'clock. Therefore we schedule our awakening for 6:30.
We say goodbye to our Breton friends and around 8 am we head to the border post ... And there we have, as planned, 4 km of traffic jam.
We take the right line to park more easily like trucks and buses.
The left side serves Brazilians who do not need an entry or exit visa which allows them to pass to the other side quickly.
The exit formalities quickly pass a little waiting at immigration due to our authorization to stay 60 days more. No customs, we have no TIP.
We take the motorhome to cross the crowded bridge and still on the right line.
Once on the Paraguayan side we park along the building and we go to immigration where the formalities take only 5 minutes... Then it is the turn of the customs ... This is the first time that the customs officer having no computer filled out the form on a stub book ... We participate with him to fill in the boxes … Original!!
We quickly leave the border town of "Ciudad de l'Este" to go to the dam of "Itaipu" after stopping to buy a SIM card and do some shopping.
The Itaipú Dam is a dam on the Paraná River, on the border between Paraguay and BraziL
It is the largest hydropower plant in operation in the world for annual energy production. The artificial lake has 29 billion m³ of water, with an extension of 200 km in a straight line and an approximate area of 1400 km².
The dam is 7,700 metres long and 196 metres high.
We are disappointed by the visit ... We are in the summer and the water does not flow because of the lack of rain and the very low level of the artificial lake.
We spend the night in a hotel car park. Temperatures start to rise
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