Asunción

Asunción

Understand Pink lapacho trees blossoming The Asunción metropolitan area is home to 2.2 million of Paraguay's 6.9 million inhabitants. It is a cosmopolitan and demographically young city with 65% of its residents under the age of 30. Many landmarks and historical buildings in the old city centre have recovered their past splendour thanks to Paraguay's bicentennial independence celebrations that took place during 2011 and demanded a lot of restoration work throughout the city. In 2012, a new riverside promenade (costanera) was opened along the Bay of Asunción, adding a much-needed space for running, walking and family recreation. Around the city, tree-lined avenues, small parks and shady squares break up the rigid grid system of streets in the downtown area. From July to September, the whole city is drenched in colour with the prolific pink and yellow bloom of lapacho trees, which grow everywhere. History Asunción was founded in 1537 by Juan de Salazar y Espinosa, a Spaniard and member of the Pedro de Mendoza expedition which was set to colonize the Rio de la Plata…

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