Asunción City Map Poster

About Asunción

The city is also an important cultural center, hosting the National University of Asunción (founded in 1889), the Paraguayan Academy of Language, and several museums. The historic downtown area – "Barrio del Cerro" ("Hill Neighborhood") – features cobblestone streets and colonial-era buildings. The city is also home to both of Paraguay's national football teams: Club Olimpia and Cerro Porteño. Asunción has a semi-arid climate (Köppen "BSh"), characterized by hot summers with no dry season but high precipitation year round as well as cool winters with regular frosts during nights; it falls under USDA Hardiness zone 8a/b due to its low altitude compared to other cities located at similar latitudes such as Buenos Aires or La Paz which have a subtropical highland climate ("Cwa").