Veronica83 · Public domainAtyrá Leather Expo
The country’s biggest showcase of leather goods, on the pedestrian street of Paraguay’s “cleanest town.”
What it is
Atyrá is Paraguay’s leather town: its workshops make handbags, wallets, shoes, belts, hats and saddles. Every October the Expocuero gathers them along the Indio José pedestrian street, together with basketry, farm produce, food, music and dancing. It’s part of the Arete Guasu Atyrápe, the town’s big festival for Saint Francis of Assisi and its founding anniversary, with a student parade on October 4.
What to see and do
- Leather goods straight from the workshops
- Indio José pedestrian street and historic center
- Parade and festivities for Saint Francis of Assisi
Tips
A good time to buy at maker’s prices: compare stalls and ask for custom finishes. Combine it with Caacupé and San Bernardino, just a few kilometers away.
Dates may shift to the nearest weekend.
What to see
Atyrá · Cordillera
Atyrá
Billed as Paraguay's cleanest town: leatherworkers, Franciscan altarpieces and country inns in the Cordillera de los Altos.
Atyrá / Tobatí · Cordillera
Chorro Karumbey (Karumbe Ykua)
A waterfall on the Karumbey stream, on the natural boundary between Atyrá and Tobatí, among Cordillera de los Altos hills.
Atyrá · Cordillera
Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís de Atyrá
A 1928 church that keeps an 18th-century altar and the Franciscan memory of the country's cleanest city.
Festivals and events here
Researched and reviewed in September 2026 with 2 sources. A second reviewer checked dates, coordinates and lodging. Hours and prices may change.