Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay Travel Blogs

Illegal Immigrants
Jan 18, 2006

... I´ve ever seen and apparently a lot of the money goes to support terrorist groups and drug running. Wicked. The Great Border Run - Ciudad del Este, Paraguay We don´t have a visa for Paraguay and weren´t about to pay $45 US for one, so we headed to the ...

Water water everywhere
Dec 4, 2006 (10 photos)

... here, the Iguassu and the Parana, and the middle of the junction is the point where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet -  the so called triple frontier . Reading something about this area on the internet, it seems that George Bush ...

One Big Dam
Nov 7, 2004 (4 photos)

... world types of fences. A few stray pylons managed to escape and race across the green countryside. Border Crossing Getting back to Ciudad del Este was better than expected. After flipping the bird at a bus that didn`t stop to pick me up, I was flashed ...

Paraguay
Sep 27, 2007

Paraguay

Brazil's side of the falls
Dec 25, 2009 (176 photos)

In the morning we took a bus over the border and into Brazil.  From there we reentered Iguazu National Park.  There is only about 20% of the falls actually on this side but the views from here were spectacular.  There are 275 cascades along ...

Gringo Day Trip
Jun 29, 2009

A day trip to Paraguay, where we ended up being gingos shopping, not very pleasant being recognised as a gringo for one as it dicated the way the day would go, being followed and hassled by all. The day was shortly lived in Paraguay.

Paraguay, Ciudad del Este
Oct 3, 2008 (8 photos)

Fri 3.10.08: Paraguay, Ciudad Del Este PERSONAL: Leaving Bonito behind at 6pm, it was then a 16hr bus to tri-border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Arrived through "Ponte da Amizade" (Friendship Bridge) which connects Ciudad del Este in ...

Ciudad del Este
Apr 15, 2006 (3 photos)

... again tried our border-crossing luck and took a bus that leaves Argentina, crosses through Brazil and then arrives in Cuidad del Este (West City), Paraguay an hour later. We were hoping to get a tour or at least see the enormous Itaipu Dam (one of the 7 ...

Caos, Estres...
Jul 31, 2008 (24 photos)

Dijous vam fer visita a Paraguay, estres total, i després vam anar a la part de Brasil de les Catarates de Iguazu. Les Fotos expliquen més que les meves paraules.

Wasting valuable time in Paraguay
Jun 21, 2008

... Paraguay, it was a lot greener than other countries and tractor shops were as popular as corner shops at home. We arrived in Ciudad del Este to find no information about anything at the bus station, it was getting late so we jumped on a bus heading for the ...

Sep 10, 2009
Sep 10, 2009 (4 photos)

Am I in the Midwest or Paraguay???
Mar 24, 2007

... settlers were Spanish, Italian and German in this area and it really looks like a combination of that. Overall, I'm really enjoying Paraguay and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trip to continue seeing these rural areas.  Did I mention how ...

The world's second biggest hydro-electric dam!
Jul 27, 2007

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Big, big dam(n)
Apr 11, 2009 (3 photos)

... het wel alsof ik in freaking India beland ben. Wat een chaos, wat een gekte, wat geweldig! Welkom in Paraguay. Ik ben in Ciudad del Este (Lisenka bleef een dagje poedelen aan het zwembad in het hostel in Argentinie) en aangezien zowel de Brazilianen en de ...

Illegal Immigrant
Jul 3, 2007

... and apparently a lot of the money goes to support terrorist groups and drug running. Wicked! The Great Border Run - Ciudad del Este, Paraguay $1USD = 5,600PYG (Paraguayan Gaurani) I swear to all of you that my intentions were sincere and i did want ...

Paraguay
May 3, 2009 (29 photos)

... number of cars crossing the border are pulled over and checked, for us it was a simple task and the first difference about Paraguay that strikes you is the poverty, not the same kind of poverty as India and China, not as destitute, for instance there are ...

in Paraguay, just passing by :(
Jun 2, 2006 (4 photos)

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Riding the bus to Ciudad del Este, rainy day..
Sep 29, 2008

... !  Sandra drove me and Adri into town, where they helped me find a good bus company, and around 9.30am I left for Ciudad del Este, where I am now.. Andrea(from CS)´s parents picked me up from the bus station, and now I´m at their beautiful home, just ...

Day 18 - Paraguay Madness.
Jul 3, 2008

Country number 3.We are now in Paraguay one of the most corrupt countries in the world, in a city called Ciudad Del Este which is the most corrupt city in the country. This city is just over the border from Brazil, and is the 3rd largest tax free zone ...

Igauçu Falls (brazilian side)
Apr 30, 2007 (13 photos)

given the previous days events, day numerio two had to be spent over the other side of the falls (Brazilian side). we initially assumed that this side wouldn't provide as much of an enjoyable experience as the other side, purely based on how god damn good ...

Shopping excursion
Dec 10, 2009

... a bus to Ciudad Del Este, again going through the customs. Repeat for the way back 2) Get a special, direct bus to Ciudad Del Este. You will get a stamp out and back in on the Argentinian border but the bus will not stop at the Brazilian and Paraguayan ...

Cestou k vodopadum
Jul 23, 2007 (10 photos)

... tu na dalnici prodavaj jahody jako u nas, a pak vsude terere - chlazene mate (bylinny cajicek)- Kvuli busu ze Ciudad del Este do Argentiny pres Brazilii zahazujem kafe, pac necekane prijede skoro o hodku driv...aha posunul se cas...resp. se posunuje v ...

Puerto Alfredo Stroessner
Sep 18, 2008

... ewige Suche nach Batterien, die länger als eine halbe Stunde halten, hat sich hier nahtlos fortgesetzt. Man könnte Ciudad del Este allenfalls einen rustikalen Charme zusprechen, aber selbst das wäre wohl übertrieben. Immerhin habe ich dort einen schönen Guampa ...

Into Paraquay, Brazil and Argentina in one day!
Apr 24, 2007 (14 photos)

... , I woke up in the morning managed to leave Argentina to go into Brazil to see the Dam and make our way into Paraguay to do some serious shopping, well for those who are really into their gadgets and electronics and we went back into Brazil to ...

Ciudad Del Este
Jul 30, 2008

...   From Concepcion it was 9 hour ride and again I had no choice but to arrive at night.  Ciudad del Este is right on the border of Paraguay/Brazil.  And if you know borders, you know they are shady.  I spent a tired night there.& ...

Iguazu Falls
May 4, 2008 (8 photos)

... though the two of us followed this same conviction we did decide to make our base for visiting the parks on the Paraguay side, in Ciudad Del Este.   Paraguay lacks a view of the falls but it makes up for it with cheap, frantic shopping in ...

Don't Go to Parguay!! (What a Scary Place)
Feb 18, 2006

... you travelers have to beware of this possible consequence of entering this country without visa. I and Miser Mike eventually entered Ciudad del Este. I was penniless. We found Ciudad del Este is messy, chaotic, and nasty. It was also very hot that day ...

City of the east
Jan 4, 2009 (5 photos)

... have no idea  how or why - how one day some people in China said "have you heard of that town Ciudad Del Este in Paraguay, lets emmigrate there and start a Chinese restaurant"), well, they did and the food was great, they even had pearl tea, we ...

Misiones
Jan 6, 1988

My parents come from a little shit province in the north of Argentina called Misiones. Misiones means "missions", so that's where them Spaniards began their process of "re-civilization". All in the name of God, of course. As a cultural note: those Indians ...

Ciudad del Este
Feb 21, 2008

... the 2 hour trip turned into nearly 4 with constant stops, but it gave us some good time to sleep. We arrived at Ciudad del Este which everyone, including our travel guide said was a horrible little town - which it has turned out to be more or less. It ...