Paraguarí sits south-east of Asunción and just south of Cordillera. It shares the same hill country, but the population is sparser and the land cheaper. Yaguarón holds the country's best-preserved Franciscan church (1640); Ybycuí National Park is one of Paraguay's few protected reserves; Lago Ypoá is a vast, half-flooded wetland that very few foreigners ever see. If you want rural Paraguay within 90 minutes of Asunción for a fraction of Cordillera prices, Paraguarí is the answer.
CapitalParaguarí
Population200,472 (2022 census)
Area8,705 km²
2-bed rentUS$ 180–400/mo
ClimateSubtropical, similar to Asunción
Drive to Asunción70–100 min
Paraguarí · Paraguarí
01 / overview
What Paraguarí is
Paraguarí is rural and underdeveloped relative to Central or Cordillera. The capital town, also called Paraguarí, has 25,000 people; Quiindy and Carapeguá run on agriculture and the route 1 truck traffic. Ybycuí town (population 8,000) sits in the hills, near the national park. Population density is low, distances feel large, public services are basic.
02 / land
Cheap rural property
Paraguarí is where Asunción people buy land when Cordillera prices feel high. Chácaras (1–5 hectares with house) start at US$ 30,000–60,000. Rural farmland (cattle, sugarcane) runs US$ 600–1,200/hectare. The Ypoá wetland fringe is even cheaper but inaccessible for half the year.
03 / who it fits
Best for
Farmland buyers
Cheapest land within 90 min of Asunción. Cattle, sugar, soy.
Naturalists
Ybycuí National Park, Lago Ypoá wetlands, low light pollution.