Born in 1971 to showcase Paraguay’s cultural wealth, the Lake Festival was banned by the dictatorship in 1986 and reborn in 1988, with the support of Father Benito Páez, as a symbol of resistance. Today it runs for about two weeks with nights of theater, poetry, jazz and dance, a national dance festival, a craft fair and the traditional main night, closing with rock. It’s held at Ypacaraí’s Municipal Events Center.