The fire aboard the Bakana hotel boat on the Paraguay River caused significant property damage and economic losses, while firefighters in Ciudad del Este and San Juan Bautista are fundraising to buy vehicles, with collections scheduled for October 4 and 9, respectively.
Río Paraguay
Pytagua coverage mentioning Río Paraguay.
The seasonal drop in the Paraguay River has reduced draft to 9.5 feet north of Asunción, limiting vessel cargo capacity, according to Bernd Gunther, president of Cafym.
The Paraguay River continues to fall at most major ports, while the Paraná records isolated rises attributed to discharges and precipitation in the upper basin; forecasts point to a dramatic change associated with the consolidation of El Niño, with more frequent and intense rainfall and possible flash rises and flooding if the projections are confirmed.
Amateur anglers from Alto Paraná caught an approximately 90-kilogram freshwater stingray in the Paraguay River, at Posadas del Tebicuary, a rural locality in Tacuaras, Ñeembucú, with help from local guides to bring it to shore.
Coscoroba swans return to Paraguay in winter and can be seen in lagoons, wetlands in the Chaco and areas near the Paraguay River, where they feed and attract birdwatchers.
Alberdi celebrated its 96th anniversary with a civic, student and military parade as border trade faces the effects of the Argentine peso’s devaluation and the city benefits from new road connections since 2021. With Argentine purchasing power declining, improved road access could redirect commerce toward Paraguayan customers.
Rosa Vacchetta proposes restoring the Ferreira and Mburicaó streams with 24 kilometers of linear parks and bike paths to reduce flooding, contamination and congestion concentrated on six avenues, creating alternative routes for pedestrians and cyclists. In an interview, she also accused Essap of discharging untreated effluent into the waterways.
The level of the Paraguay River continues to fall, reaching 1.36m in Asunción and putting commercial navigation, a vital activity for the country's economy, on alert.
On its 489th anniversary, Asunción is experiencing a real estate boom that contrasts with the neglect of its historic center and overwhelms the infrastructure of the Paraguayan capital.
The Municipality of Asunción is preparing two large plots of land, not squares or avenues, to serve as temporary refuge for thousands of families who may be affected by flooding of the Paraguay River caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
An expert reports that approximately one thousand flights carrying cocaine land monthly on clandestine airstrips in Paraguay, primarily in the Central region bordering the Paraguay River. From there, the drugs travel via the Paraguay-Paraná waterway to Europe or overland to Brazil and Argentina, in an operation facilitated by bribes and low state capacity.
The Paraguayan Minister of Public Works, Claudia Centurión, warned that the country has only 15% sewage coverage, but listed progress on projects such as the construction of seven hospitals and the Bioceanic Corridor bridge.
The physical connection of the international bridge over the Paraguay River, which links Carmelo Peralta in Paraguay to Porto Murtinho in Brazil and is a fundamental part of the Bioceanic Corridor, has been completed, with an official ceremony planned and complementary works to continue until 2027.
Paraguay will develop its first AI-powered climate and energy data platform, selected by an international fund, to predict environmental risks and map renewable energy potential, starting with a pilot region.
The Ministry of Labor intervened at the company LPG Emprendimientos S.A. to investigate the explosion of a barge on the Paraguay River that killed five workers last Saturday.
The Paraguay River reaches a historically low level at the port of Asunción, measuring 2.53 meters, due to a water deficit accumulated since 2019, despite the onset of the El Niño phenomenon.
An explosion on a barge in the Paraguay River opposite Asuncion's Costanera Sur killed at least five people on Saturday, according to Paraguay's Naval Prefecture.
The construction of an international bridge between Humaitá, in the department of Ñeembucú, Paraguay, and Las Palmas, in the Argentine province of Chaco, is moving forward as a physical integration initiative with the potential to boost trade, logistics, and tourism between the two countries.
The Municipality of Asunción is preparing temporary shelters and emergency protocols in anticipation of potential flooding of the Paraguay River, whose current level stands at 3.15 meters and could reach between 3.80 and 4 meters by the end of the month.
Congressman José Rodríguez (ANR–Capital) introduced a bill for the recovery, enhancement, and comprehensive management of the Mirador de Itá Pytã Punta, located on the Bay of Asunción, seeking to preserve its historical, cultural, scenic, tourist, and urban value as an inclusive and sustainable public space.