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                                        <title>NIGHTLIFE IN PARAGUAY / PARAGUAY NIGHTLIFE GUIDE (ASUNCION)</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/paraguay_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=15294'&gt;Paraguay Info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:15 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;NIGHTLIFE IN PARAGUAY (ASUNCION)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In Asunción, there are numerous bars, casinos and discos. The parrilladas or open-air restaurants offer by far the best atmosphere, especially in Asunción. There is a casino at the border towns of Ciudad del Este and Encarnación. The most popular traditional music in Paraguay is polcas and guaranías which have slow and romantic rhythms and which are used as serenades.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Paraguay Info</author>
                                        <pubDate>Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:15 am</pubDate>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/paraguay_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=15294'&gt;Paraguay Info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:10 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;SHOPPING IN PARAGUAY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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There are some modern shopping centres in the capital. A popular shopping street is the Calle Palma.&lt;br /&gt;
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Special purchases include ñandutí lace, made by the women of Itagua, and aopoí sports shirts, made in a variety of colours and designs. Other items include leather goods, wood handicrafts, silver yerba maté cups and native jewelry.&lt;br /&gt;
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The best shopping in Asunción falls into two very distinct categories: handicrafts and electronics. Prices for both are among the lowest in South America. Brazilians and Argentinians flock across the border to buy CD players and VCRs at prices much cheaper than in their own countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Shopping hours&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1500-1900, Sat 0730-1300.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Currency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Guaraní (PYG). Notes are indenominations of PYG100,000, 50,000, 10,000, 5000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of PYG500, 100, 50, 10 and 5.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Currency exchange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Paraguay maintains a free monetary exchange policy and the purchase and sale of foreign currencies is not subject to any controls or regulations. US Dollars, which are more easily negotiable than Sterling, are widely accepted throughout the country. Travelers are advised to use an official bureau de change and not deal with people offering services on the street as false banknotes are common. ATMs are widespread, many accept Cirrus, Maestro and Visa cards.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Credit &amp;amp; debit cards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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American Express, MasterCard and Visa are widely accepted (though not in smaller hotels), while Diners Club has more limited use. ID is required, such as a passport, when making a purchase with a credit card. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Traveller's cheques&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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US Dollar traveller's cheques are not widely used in Paraguay.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Currency restrictions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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There are no restrictions on the import or export of local or foreign currency.</description>
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                                        <author>Paraguay Info</author>
                                        <pubDate>Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:10 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>FOOD &amp;amp; DINING IN PARAGUAY / PARAGUAY DINING GUIDE</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/paraguay_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=15294'&gt;Paraguay Info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:07 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;FOOD &amp;amp; DINING IN PARAGUAY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;GENERAL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a wide choice of restaurants in Asunción, most with table service. A staple of Paraguayan dining is parrillada -- barbecued meats served in large portions at restaurants called parrillas. Beef, including blood sausage and organ meats, is the mainstay, but pork and chicken are also common. Puchero is a meat, sausage, vegetable, and chickpea stew that's eaten in the cooler months. Bori-bori is a hearty soup with bits of meat, vegetables, and balls molded from cheese and corn. Paraguay's rivers abound with unusual fish, such as the surubí, a giant catfish. It's tastiest when served in a dish called milanesa de surubí (battered and deep-fried fillets). Another tasty option is the dorado, a ferocious predator resembling the salmon. Try it lightly grilled.&lt;br /&gt;
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Few Paraguayans are seen without their guampa, a drinking vessel made of a cow's horn, metal, or wood, from which they sip tereré, a cold infusion made from yerba maté tea. Maté is drunk hot throughout South America, but the cold version, often mixed with medicinal herbs, is more common in Paraguay. Pilsners, particularly the Baviera brand, are quite good. If you order beer in a restaurant, an enormous bottle is likely to be brought to your table in an ice bucket. Beer on tap is known as chopp (pronounced &amp;quot;shop&amp;quot;). Choose beer over the local wine whenever possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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Asunción and the other larger cities have plenty of excellent restaurants, bars, and cafés, but in smaller towns the choices are few. Visitors traveling along the highways will find a few good roadside restaurants serving grilled meat and fish. Since restaurants sometimes close between meals, it's important to plan when to eat. Lunch can begin at 11:30, but 12:30 is more typical. Some restaurants stop serving lunch as early as 2. Dinner is often available at 7 PM, with restaurants staying open until 11. More sophisticated dining spots open at 8 PM and serve until shortly after midnight. On weekends and special occasions, dining hours are extended.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;National specialties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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• Chipas (maize bread flavoured with egg and cheese).&lt;br /&gt;
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• Sopa paraguaya (soup of mashed corn, cheese, milk and onions).&lt;br /&gt;
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• Soo-yosopy (a soup of cornmeal and ground beef).&lt;br /&gt;
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• Palmitos (palm hearts).&lt;br /&gt;
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• Surubí (a fish found in the Paraná).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;National drinks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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• Caña (distilled from sugar cane and honey).&lt;br /&gt;
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• Mosto (sugar cane juice).&lt;br /&gt;
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• Yerba maté (tea-like drink brewed from dried leaves and stemlets for the Yerba maté tree).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Notes:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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    *  An 8:00 p.m. social engagement could begin at 9:00 or 9:30 p.m. Dinner is usually served around 10:00 p.m. and never earlier than 9:00 p.m. Never invite anyone for a 7:00 p.m. dinner, which would be far too early. Invite people at 8:30 or 9:00 p.m., and serve dinner at 10:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;
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    * Lunch is the main meal of the day. Businesspeople and schoolchildren go home at noon to have lunch with their family. It may be followed by an hour-long nap before everyone returns to work and school.&lt;br /&gt;
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    * Guests are served full plates of food. Show that you enjoy your food. Eat dinner and accept seconds, which will probably be pressed upon you. Not finishing all the food offered is a compliment to your host.&lt;br /&gt;
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    * When dining continental style, it is customary to hold your fork constantly in your left hand.&lt;br /&gt;
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    * Paraguayans share. They buy rounds of drink and offer food to all.&lt;br /&gt;
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    * Dinner is a social event. Do not talk business unless your host initiates it.</description>
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