Café
Chipería Tatiana
Handmade chipa baked in a tatakua, on Route PY01 at the corner of Alberdi, in the Chipa Capital. Check opening hours before you go.
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Ulises Icardi · CC BY-SA 4.0Cities · Itapúa · The Jesuit Missions and the South
Coronel Bogado
At the junction of Routes PY01 and PY08, Coronel Bogado lives from and for chipa, the cheesy cassava bread beloved across Paraguay. Dozens of chiperías sell, around the clock, the classic version made with cassava starch as well as stuffed versions, baked in a tatakua (traditional clay oven). Besides eating, you can learn: the Chipa'apo experience teaches you how to knead it. The cultural center occupies the old train station, with carriages and locomotives, and the Plazoleta de los Eslavos honors the immigrants who helped build the district.
320 km from Asunción · ≈ 5 h 15
Festivals
May→ Jun
National Immigrant Festival (Coronel Bogado)
The communities that settled Coronel Bogado show off their dances, costumes and food at a festival of integration.
Heritage communitiesCoronel Bogado, ItapúaDecCoronel Bogado National Chipa Festival
The “national chipa capital” celebrates its cassava bread with chipas of every kind, butifarra sausages and big shows.
FoodCoronel Bogado, ItapúaWhere to eat
Café
Chipas Don Pipo
A well-known family chipería on Route PY01 (at the corner of Julia Cueto). Check opening hours before you go.
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Café
Chipa Tía
A family-run roadside stop at the entrance to town, baking tatakua chipa for more than 20 years. Check opening hours before you go.
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