When it comes to climbing in South America, there aren’t many countries that receive as few visits from climbers as Paraguay. In fact, many climbers are under the impression that there is no climbing in Paraguay, which is definitely not true. As well as a few nice existing climbing areas, Paraguay has a surprising amount of rock waiting to be developed, and often the rock is high quality sandstone. Aside from climbing, we found Paraguay to be a really wonderful country, with some of the friendliest and kindest people in all of South America. Paraguay also has some of the best and most unique food on the continent, and a fascinating blend of indigenous Guarani and Spanish colonial culture. We began our time in Paraguay by crossing the border from Bolivia at Cañada Oruro/Infante Rivarola and finished by crossing the Friendship Bridge to Brazil in Ciudad del Este.

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