Piribebuy (colonia Piraretã) · Cordillera
Salto Piraretã
A hidden waterfall in the Piraretã farming community, with a stream and fresh forest air.
85 kmHalf a day
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Piribebuy
Piribebuy was Paraguay's third wartime capital, and today it's a hill town of clear streams and powerful memories. The Comandante Pedro Pablo Caballero Historical Museum holds objects from the Triple Alliance and Chaco wars and, since March 2026, the Interpretation Center for the 60-stripe poncho para'i, a fine cotton poncho woven by several local artisans working together. The church of Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Ñandejára Guasu), from 1753, is fenced off for a restoration funded by Itaipú. Nearby await streams and waterfalls such as Piraretã, the sugarcane route and country inns.
73 km from Asunción · ≈ 1 h 15
What to see
Piribebuy · Cordillera
Salto Amambay
One of the Piribebuy-area waterfalls, on the road to Itacurubí, alongside Piraretã and Siete Caídas.
80 km1 to 2 hours
Piribebuy · Cordillera
Santuario Ñandejára Guasu de Piribebuy
Piribebuy's church from 1753, witness to the 1868 wartime capital and the battle of 12 August 1869.
73 km30 to 45 minutes
Festivals
Jan
National Festival of the 60-Stripe Poncho Para’i
Music, crafts and local pride centered on the sixty-stripe poncho, handwoven in Piribebuy.
FestivalPiribebuy, Cordillera3FebSan Blas · Piribebuy
Mass, a procession and festivals with Paraguayan and international artists in this heroic city of the War of the Triple Alliance.
Patron saintPiribebuy, CordilleraFeaturedCrafts
Piribebuy
Sixty-stripe poncho
A hand-woven cotton poncho with ultra-fine stripes from Piribebuy, on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2023.