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Mbocayaty

Just 7 kilometers from Villarrica, Mbocayaty is a village of quiet streets and old houses where women make encaje ju, a delicate needle lace typical of Paraguay. Hundreds of artisans work on it at home and sell it at fairs or to order: doilies, tablecloths, blouses, typói (traditional loose blouses) and skirts. The Church of the Immaculate Conception faces the square, and the municipal museum keeps objects donated by the community. At the entrance to the village, Cerro Mbocayaty has giant town-name letters and free-access green spaces. In October it hosts Expo Guairá, the department's big agricultural and industrial fair.