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Cluster · Asunción

Costanera and the bay

Early-morning or late-afternoon cluster: the riverside promenade and the bay; open, hot at noon, unsafe after dark.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
93% ≤7′
max p90 7′
Places
1
Costanera
CostaneraPhoto: ezarate, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rules in force · 9Above 2,500 m (Bogotá, Quito, Cusco, La Paz) keep the fir…Motorbike snatch thefts happen on main roads
  • South America ↗Above 2,500 m (Bogotá, Quito, Cusco, La Paz) keep the first day light; sleep lower where you can (Sacred Valley before Cusco) and descend if headache comes with vomiting or confusion.
  • South America ↗A yellow fever certificate is required on arrival in French Guiana, and asked for on some routes into Bolivia, Paraguay, Suriname and Guyana, or when arriving from Amazon areas — vaccinate at least 10 days before travel and carry the card.
  • South America ↗Overnight buses are the norm in Argentina, Chile and Peru, but pick top-tier companies and keep valuables on your body; on-board thefts from overhead racks are the common loss.
  • Paraguay ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Paraguay's migration authority or a Paraguayan consulate; get your passport stamped at land borders, as some crossings let you pass without it.
  • Paraguay ↗The Chaco is remote with few services; travel with a guide or experienced operator and carry water and fuel.
  • Paraguay ↗Paraguay can require a yellow fever certificate from travellers arriving from risk countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia — check the current list and vaccinate at least 10 days before you travel.
  • Asunción and surroundings ↗December to February is very hot: keep outings to the early morning.
  • Asunción ↗Many shops, museums and offices close from about 12:00 to 15:00 or 16:00: plan visits for the morning and keep the afternoon for the hotel or an AC café.
  • Asunción ↗Motorbike snatch thefts happen on main roads: do not use your phone at the kerb, and carry the bag on the side away from traffic.
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Costanera
CostaneraPhoto: Ezarate, CC BY-SA 4.0

Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The Costanera promenade and the bay-side park in front of the old port.

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
low
Surface
paved promenade
Sleep here or visit
visit

A walking route that works

07:00–09:30 or 16:30–18:00

  1. Promenade start

    Walk along the water on the paved path.

  2. Bay view

    River and the far shore.

  3. Return to the avenue

    Take a car back; do not walk at dusk.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

5 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Promenade shaded benches

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Bay-side kiosks

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Viewpoint shelter over the river

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Costanera avenue café (AC, field-verify)

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Bus shelter on the avenue

Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

93% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 9.3 min) · 93% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Costanera de Asunción

    A riverside promenade and the bay: sixty minutes, in the early morning or late afternoon, and never after dark.

Edges out

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Historic centreCar south-east~12 minflat

Red lines here

  • Leave before dusk; do not walk here after dark.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.