plaza uruguaya

You could pretty much see the Cathedral, Theater, Government Palace, Legislative building ,and Avenida Costanera in one day. After you have done all of that you must enjoy the largest plaza in Asuncion full of culture and activity mainly on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. I really enjoyed eating traditional foods, trying cold green tea(el terere) and talking to vendors for hours. The park closes at night. Just remember it is one of the highlights in the city of Asuncion and if you would like a city tour of Asuncion, contact Martin Travel website http://www.martintravel.com.py/ and email: incoming01@martintravel.com.py. Happy Travels!!!

Not worth to go there. Recently garden has been closed by a barrier to avoi the permanence of turbulent people and often Indio's invasions. Nothing special to say except for the two bookstores where one can find new and some used book, sometimes interesting.

Ignore the older reviews... this plaza has since been rebuilt. It´s not a great park (none of them in this city are) but it is probably the nicest of the small plazas within urban Asuncion.The landscaping is well-done, and during the day and evening hours it is usually full of children and families. There are a trio of bookstores right in the park, and some street-food for sale aloing the surrounding sidewalk.Very close to the railway museum, which is one of Asuncion´s best.

Across the street from the Train Station, and at the beginning of Palma Street, this is a beautiful square not to be missed. During the colonial time the Saint Francis Convent was located here, thus its original name of Plaza San Francisco. In gratitude to the Uruguayan people who gave back to Paraguay the trophies confiscated during the Triple Alliance War, the square was renamed as "Plaza Uruguaya". The square´s fences are similar to the fences that a long time ago surrounded the Lopez Presidential Palace and that are now at the Presidential Residence, on Mariscal Lopez Avenue. A lot of green. In addition, three very good bookstores are located within the square.

For being one of the most popular and well known parks or Plazas in Asuncion, it only covers a block in size. It is right across the street from where I live, and is a good place to pass the afternoon away people watching, sipping Terere, and just doing things the way the locals do: tranquilo. There isn't any space really for sports, and only just a small path the surrounds the plaza that you can run on, but after being so close to it it really grows on you. It is also a great landmark, if you are staying nearby and need directions to or from you can always use it as you guide. On the north side is the Train Museum , but a side note, if you are a foreigner never wander anywhere north of the Train Museum across the street from the plaza, you will quickly find yourself in a dangerous area. Nearby on the east and west sides are very good restaurants too.

Walked to here to find the ticket office of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (NSA), the highly recommended long distance bus service. Going to Cuidad Del Este to see Itaipu Dam. Also here is a supermarket, bakery, and Empansadas. Park looked nice and cleaned up.

This is a nice open space in the middle of a busy city, there is a fence round it now and is only open during the day but the statues are lovely, and it just has a peiceful feel when you are in it. Well worth having a sit down for 5 minutes to yourself

This "plaza" was actually just a block from our hotel and on the way to the Old Train Station Museum, so pass by, but it was horrible, with (homeless) people actually living in tents, dirty and disorganized.

it is dangerous to walk there. It used to be the red district where the prostitutes would stand. Lately it´s been occupied by the aborigins without land and such

The park is not large by any means but it was lively the day we saw it. There are stalls selling small trinkets on one side. We bought post cards there. One stall was giving tatoos! It was a pleasant diversion from the busy streets of Asuncion.

The city is trying to clean up this park, so they kicked out all of the displaced (by the government) indigenous people and constructed bars around the park. It's a strange feel.

Our hotel (Hotel Plaza) was on this square and our room overlooked the park. Our view was of indigenous people camping in apparent squalour covering about a third of the area. Our first impression was that it was intimidating and making us feel that we didn't wan't to venture out of the hotel. However the 'campers' were long term 'residents' and didn't bother us. It was OK to walk across the square, but at night we went round the edge just to be on the safe side. There were a few book shops on the square, which were some of the few places from where to buy postcards in Paraguay. After a day or so we felt very safe to wander around. Most of the action and interesting sites are within 15-20 minutes leisurely stroll away from the sqare towards the river through some typical town streets.Facing the square next to the Plaza Hotel in the Old Railway Station. This is AN ESSENTIAL VISIT if you come to the Uruguaya Square. This is a magnificant cathedral of a building and is now a museum. British visitors (like ourselves) would appreciate familiar touches like the ticket office, bar car. There was heavy British involvement in the railway, original design drawings can be seen, as can a history of the railway system. (No regular service these days but a short restored stretch starting out of town may or may not operate occasionally).To conclude don't maker a special trip to Uruguaya Square, unless its for the Old Railway Station.

A plain park. Nothing special. Small, one block. Nothing there. Avoid after dark as it is not safe as we were warned by our hotel.

This is an interesting city park. One quarter of the park is taken up by indigenous squatters. You see tons of small kids running around all the time, some playing with unusual toys such as a full size car tire they're rolling around. There are a couple of bookstores on the property, and some mobile beverage carts on the property. You also get ice cream, bread and other vendors strolling through. There is a supermarket across the street, El Pais with a restaurant upstairs that is very reasonable, but not fancy. And last but not least, some female prostitutes do hang out on the benches. They can easily be avoided. This is a relaxed park, and you can see a lot of the real Asuncion here.

Também esperava mais. è uma praça aconchegante, limpa,mas simples no meu conceito.Fica perto do Centro histórico e bem facil de chegar.