PARAGUAY

Asuncion (population 1.3 million) is in the center of the country on the Paraguay River.Asuncion is the capital and only large city in Paraguay.It is laid out in the colonial Spanish rectangular manner with many avenues lined with beautiful trees, including orange, rubber and jacaranda.The oldest part of the city is down at the waters edge, but dates only from he last half of the 19th century.

CLIMATE: A warm, humid subtropical climate with daytime temperatures ranging from the 80?s F (27'c) to 900s F (32?c).

VISITOR INFORMATION:Tourist Office, Alberti y Oliva, Asuncion, Paraguay.

Tel: 45306.

HOW TO GET THERE: International flight from Europe via Rio and Sao Paulo; direct US east coast flights or west coast flights via Lima; plus many daily South American flights.

Avenida del Yacht No.11, PO Box 1795, Lambare.

Tel: (21) 36-117 or 36-121.

Fax: (21) 36-120 or 36133.

Type: Modern Casino, Yacht & Golf Club Resort.

Location: on the Paraguay river 8 miles / 13 km from downtown Asuncion, 18 miles / 30 km from Silvio Pettirossi Int'l Airport.

Casino: Opened December, 1989.

Games: slots, tables (American roulette, craps, baccarat, blackjack).

Amenities: 116 rooms, 5 executive suites, 7 deluxe suites, 4 restaurants (Baccarat in the casino), 5 bars, disco, entertainment, meeting facilities, gym, beauty center, health spa, swimming pools, 18 tennis courts, 18hole golf course, yacht marina, fishing, water sports, parking.

Credit Cards: AE / DC / MCNISA.

Rates: US$168 - 790.

Cacique Lambares y Ribero del Rio Paraguay, PO Box 1878, Asuncion.

Tel: (21) 333-041 or 49.

Fax: (21) 333-042.

Casino Tel: (21) 332-044.

Type: Superior first class resort hotel & casino.

Location: Set on 14 acres on the banks of the Paraguay River, 4 miles / 7 km south of downtown, 30 minutes from Silvio Pettirossi Int'l Airport.

Clientele: Paraguayan, Brazilian, & Bolivian.

Casino Games: 80 slots, 23 tables (12 roulette, 4 Blackjack, 1 Craps, 6 Punto Banco).

Open: 9pm-4am daily.Entrance fee 200 Guarani.Dress casual to formal.Minimum Gaming Age 18.

Amenities: 150 rooms & suites, 3 restaurants, coffee shop, 6 bars, nightclub, meeting facilities, gym, sauna, turkish baths, 2 swimming pools, tennis , marina, parking.

Credit Cards: AE / DC / MCNISA.

Rates: US$70 - 200.

Member: Panamerican de Hotels S.A.

Affiliation: casino owner / operator Valentino Company.

Calle Oliva y Independencia Nacional, Asuncion.

Hotel Tel: (21) 491-131.

Fax: (21) 443-647.

Casino Tel: (21) 441-306.

Type: Contemporary superior first class hotel & casino.

Location: On the main square of Asuncion.

Casino Games: slots, tables (roulette, baccarat, blackjack).

Open: 1:3opm-6am daily.

Amenities: 168 rooms, 27 suites.restaurant, bars, nightclub, cinema, pool, sauna, gym.

Credit Cards: AE / DC / EC / MCNISA.

Rates: US$100.420.

Ciudad del Este (population (136,000) is 196 miles / 327 km east of Asuncion on the Rio Parana River.Ciudad del Este main attraction is the Iguazu Falls.The best views and accommodations are on the Brazilian side across the Puente dela Amistad Bridge.However, many Brazilians and Argentines come to Ciudad del Este for duty free shopping, fun and gambling.

HOW TO GET THERE: Daily flights from Asuncion, or auto Route 2 east.

Avendia 11 de Septembre No.862 y Rio Parna, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

Tel: 61-62302 or 62303.

Type: First class hotel & casino.Popular with Brazilians.

Games: 77 slots, 21 tables (6 blackjack, 1 craps, 5 American roulette, 6 French roulette, 2 baccarat, 1 Punto Banco).

Amenities: 40 rooms, restaurant, bar, entertainment, swimming pool.

Rates: on request.

Pedro San Caballero (population 80,000) is a border town opposite Ponta Pora, Brazil where local Paraguayans and Brazilians move freely across the border.Only the road Rua Internacional separates the two towns.Many Brazilians shop for duty free liquor, electronics, etc.Gambling is also a mainstay of the local economy.

HOW TO GET THERE: Daily flights from Asuncion or autobus by Route 5 (paved and unpaved) 215 km / 134 miles east then northeast of Concepcion.

Av.Dr.Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia No.1 y Jose Barges.Pedro Juan Caballero.

Tel: (36) 2718 or 2983.

Fax: (36) 2963.

Type: Casino hotel.

Location: downtown.

Casino: Small, popular with Brazilians.

Games: 65 slots, tables (2 blackjack, 8 American roulette, 2 punto banco.

Amenities: 42 rooms, restaurant, 2 bars, swimming pool.

Calle Alberti y Av.Dr.Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia.Pedro Juan Caballero.

Tel: (36) 3021 or 3022.Type Hotel & casino.

Location: downtown.Small, popular with Brazilians.

Games: 45 slots, tables (blackjack, roulette, punto banco).

Amenities: rooms w / breakfast.some air-conditioned.

Rates: on request.

San Bernardino is 34 miles / 56 km east of Asuncion.It is a summer resort December through February on Lake Ypacarai.The lake is 14 miles by 3 miles (24 km by 5 km) and has facilities for swimming, water sports and a sandy beach.

HOW TO GET THERE: By bus or auto 1-1 / 2 hours from Asuncion.

San Bernardino.

Tel: (512)-391 or 397.

Type: Deluxe hotel & casino.

Location: Set in a garden on the shore of Lake Ypacarai.

Casino Games: 28 slots, 14 tables (3 blackjack, 1 craps, 7 American roulette, 3 punto banco).

Amenities: 104 rooms & suites, restaurant, disco; piano bar, swimming pool.sauna, tennis courts.

Rates: On request.