Caazapá · Caazapá
Ykuá Bolaños, el manantial de fray Luis de Bolaños
A spring about a kilometre from downtown Caazapá that, according to legend, burst from a rock struck by Fray Luis de Bolaños.
232 km30 to 60 minutes
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Caazapá
Caazapá, the departmental capital, preserves its Franciscan heritage like few other towns: the Church of San Pablo holds a colonial altarpiece carved by Indigenous craftsmen, and in the cemetery stands the 18th-century San Roque chapel, with adobe walls and a roof of tacuara bamboo and clay tiles. The Fray Juan Bernardo Museum traces local history from the town's founding. A kilometer from the center, the Ykua Bolaños spring bubbles up, steeped in legend, and every January it becomes the stage for one of the country's most popular music festivals.
230 km from Asunción · ≈ 3 h 45
What to see
Festivals
Jan
Ykua Bolaños Festival
Paraguayan and popular music in the town of Friar Luis de Bolaños’s legendary spring: one of the biggest festivals outside the capital.
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The department's production and services expo, with nights of music and dance at Plaza de los Héroes.
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Evening Mass and a procession of the patron saint through the central streets of this former Franciscan mission town.
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