Discover Encarnación 2026

The two UNESCO World Heritage mission stations of Trinidad and Jesús, dating from the early 18th century, bear witness with their elaborately carved stone ruins to the former Guaraní-Jesuit culture and rank among South America's most impressive colonial monuments.

Along the newly redesigned waterfront on the Río Paraná, the wide San José sandy beach invites swimming and relaxation, and the city transforms into a popular local getaway for families, especially during the South American summer.

Every year, in the weeks before Lent, the city turns into a stronghold of South American carnival, when elaborately decorated samba schools with feather costumes and drumbeats parade through the purpose-built carnival arena.

The agricultural settlements founded by German, Japanese and Mennonite immigrants around Encarnación still shape the region today with their diverse architecture, well-kept farms and a remarkable cultural mix.

From Asunción, Encarnación can be reached by long-distance bus in about five hours. The border bridge also leads within minutes to the neighbouring Argentine city of Posadas, whose airport also serves as an arrival point.

The two UNESCO World Heritage mission stations of Trinidad and Jesús, dating from the early 18th century, bear witness with their elaborately carved stone ruins to the former Guaraní-Jesuit culture and rank among South America's most impressive colonial monuments.

Along the newly redesigned waterfront on the Río Paraná, the wide San José sandy beach invites swimming and relaxation, and the city transforms into a popular local getaway for families, especially during the South American summer.

Every year, in the weeks before Lent, the city turns into a stronghold of South American carnival, when elaborately decorated samba schools with feather costumes and drumbeats parade through the purpose-built carnival arena.