Tourism
Cordillera is one of the richest departments in natural beauty of Paraguay, especially its many mountain streams and make this area the delight for recreation in the summer.
Lake Ypacaraí attracts numerous tourists in the city of San Bernardino, the main centre of the country in summer. In Caacupé and Piribebuy, streams Ytú and Yhaguy Guazú, jumps Amambay, Piraretá and Siete Caídas have great natural beauty.
Other attractions include the Museum Hassler in San Bernardino, the site where the battle was fought in Acosta Ñu in Eusebio Ayala; the Basilica and the churches of Caacupé, Altos, Piribebuy, Valenzuela and Atyrá that still retains its original Franciscan altarpiece.
The chain of hills of Altos presents ideal places to climb, the hill Caacupé, the Cristo Rey(Ecological Reserve declared educational) and the hill Cavajhu and Atyrá.
In Tobatí, the hill Tobatí is a geological formation dating from 400 to 500 million years ago. It has strange ways of rocks that have received names like Leon semi dormido (lion that almost asleep), Yvytu Silla, Gigantesco Batracio and others. It also can be accessed at Caraguatay, the place called Vapor Cué, site where the boats were abandoned by Paraguayans to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy during the Paraguayan War.
The area produces a variety of handicraft products such as encaje ju (beautiful embroider made by hand), ponchos sesenta listas (typical cloth worn in winter), embossing leather, wood and other work.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)