Fernando de la Mora
Fernando de la Mora is the city of the district with the same name, part of the Central Department. It borders on the cities Luque and San Lorenzo to the North, on Villa Elisa to the South, on San Lorenzo and Ñemby to the East and on Asunción to the West. It is part of the Metropolitan area of Asunción.
Today is one of the most important cities in the country, with a population of 200,000 habitants and yet is far from being an overpopulated city. It used to be part of the San Lorenzo.
It is a city that takes very good care of the natural spaces and tries to respect and apply all the laws in defense of the environment.
The city is divided in two regions: the South area and the North area, with a total surface of 21 square kilometers. It is crossed from North to South by a many paved streets and avenues, such as Zavala Cue, Pitiantuta, 10 de Julio, Las Residentas, among others.
It has a total number of 62 green spaces.
Social issues
Paraguay is a poor and unequal society. Various poverty estimates suggest that between 30-50% of the population is poor. In rural areas, 41.20% of the people lack a monthly income to cover basic necessities, whereas in urban centers this figure is 27.6%. The top 10% of the population holds 43.8% of the national income, while the lowest 10% has 0.5%. The economic recession has worsened income inequality, notably in the rural areas, where the Gini Index has risen from 0.56 in 1995 to 0.66 in 1999. Similarly, land concentration in the Paraguayan countryside is one of the highest in the globe: 10% of the population controls 66% of the land, while 30% of the rural people are landless. This inequality has caused a great deal of tensions between the landless and elites.
The World Bank has helped the Paraguayan government in tackling overall reduction of Paraguay’s maternal and infant mortality. The Mother and Child Basic Health Insurance Project aimed at contributing to reducing mortality by increasing the use of selected life-saving services included in the country’s Mother and Child Basic Health Insurance Program (MCBI) by women of child-bearing age, and children under age six in selected areas. To this end, the project also targeted at improving the quality and efficiency of the health service network within certain areas, in addition to increasing the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare’s (MSPBS) management.
Law
Paraguay’s legal system is based on Roman law, Argentine codes, and French codes.In recent years, Paraguay has made important progress toward greater fiscal transparency. The fairly comprehensive financial administration law (1999) has been complemented by recent legal reforms that eliminated most tax exemptions, revamped revenue administration procedures and introduced standardized transparency requirements for public procurement, all of which reduce the scope for corruption.
Immigration
European and Middle Eastern immigrants began making their way to Paraguay in the decades following the War of the Triple Alliance. The government pursued a pro-immigration policy in an effort to increase population. Government records indicated that approximately 12,000 immigrants entered the port of Asunción between 1882 and 1907, of that total, almost 9,000 came from Italy, Germany, France, and Spain. Migrants also arrived from neighboring Latin American countries, especially Argentina.[22]
In addition, official records gave an imprecise sense of the number of Brazilians who had come to the country. According to the 1982 census, there were 99,000 Brazilians residing in Paraguay. Most analysts discounted this figure, however, and contended that between 300,000 and 350,000 Brazilians lived in the eastern border region. Analysts also rejected government figures on the number of immigrants from South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The 1982 census reported that there were 2,700 Koreans in Paraguay, along with another 1,100 non-Japanese or non-Korean Asian immigrants. The actual number of Koreans and ethnic Chinese, however, was believed to be between 30,000 and 50,000. Virtually all Koreans and ethnic Chinese lived in Ciudad del Este or Asunción and played a major role in the importation and sale of electronic goods manufactured in Asia.
Accommodation
- The Crowne Plaza, a five-star Inter-Continental hotel chain, was opened in Asuncion. Owners are members of the family Dominguez Dibb.
- The hotel Westphalia home with the associated restaurant Piroschka, led by the immigrant family from Westphalia Friedhelm and Gabi Anger Bach, was the only hotel in Paraguay with the quality certificate ISO 9001 “prize in 2004. In January 2006, the hotel was Westphalia house of German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA Westphalia) officially 4 stars At the regular checks by the arpy (Paraguay Restaurant Association) are hygiene and food storage of the restaurant Piroschka always with “excellent” rated.
- In Paraguay, as well as in many other countries, eg Brazil, there are no star hotels but for categories. These are officially awarded by the Tourism Ministry. Many hotels give stars, so the international tourist will not be confused. – A little faith should also be mentioned, unrepresentative hotel reviews on the Internet a gift. Often such sites for personal reasons in the network to other harm!
- Particularly popular for long-term tenants are aparthotels, with a small, fully equipped kitchen, such as The Apar-T Hotel Port Ellen, which is a very good name has acquired through its quality, cleanliness, safety and comfort.
- In the country’s interior accommodations are inexpensive and very easy.
- On the weekends more and more people travel on small farms, where you can swim and horse riding, carriage rides are sometimes offered.
Politics
Paraguay’s politics takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Paraguay is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. 
Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the National Congress. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Etymology
The country is named for a river that runs almost right through the middle of it, from north to south. There are at least four versions for the origin of the river’s name:
The literal translation from Guaraní is Para=great river or sea; Gua=from or belonging to or place; Y=water or river or lake. This could lead to:
- “Water or river belonging to the sea” (the Atlantic Ocean).
- “Water or river that belongs to a great river” (the Paraná River).
- “Water or river that comes from a sea” or “water or river from the place where the sea is” (the Pantanal wetland).
The fourth version states that it could be a corruption from Payaguá-y, “river of the Payaguás“, a tribe that inhabited the banks and navigated its course.
When to Go
Because of Paraguay’s intense summer heat, visits in the winter months (May to September) are preferable as the weather is pleasantly variable. July is the coldest month with temperatures averaging just over 20°C (68°F).
Paraguay’s celebration of Carnaval in February is a good time to go – the liveliest celebrations are in Asunción. The religious center of Caacupé is the most important site for Día de la Virgen (Immaculate Conception Day) in December.
Asunción
Asunción (full name: Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción), population 1,212,112 (2002), is the capital and largest city of Paraguay. The “Ciudad de Asunción” is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, named Gran Asunción also includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby and Villa Elisa, which are part of the departamento Central. The Asunción metropolitan area has more than 1.8 million inhabitants. Asunción is located at (-25.2667, -57.6667).
It is the home of the national government, principal port, chief industrial and cultural centre of the country. Local manufacturing production includes footwear, textiles, and tobacco products.
The Spanish word asunción means assumption in English. It refers to the Assumption of Mary; the full name means Our Lady, Holy Mary of the Assumption.
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America (along with Bolivia). It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest, and is located in the center of South America, the country is sometimes referred to as Corazón de América – Heart of (South) America along with Bolivia and Brazil.
