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Buses terminate at the NASA office on Calle Chaco Boreal; you may also disembark on Avenue Hindenburg, the main street.
* [wiki=b2d1e930dd260dc03985cc0f7ac410b7]Asunción[/wiki], ca. 8h, 2 buses per day (one overnight), 90,000 Gs
* [wiki=a344be5d873b640cbf23f8f2ec73fc1f]Loma Plata[/wiki], ca. 1h, 1 bus per day, 10,000 Gs
*[wiki=c2502dac8e41db9517542c2211e33560]Mariscal Estigarriba[/wiki]
*[wiki=c0aab379e1ef2403c0f6b98523704d18]Neuland[/wiki]
*[wiki=90038187f82b3d6923ec6401ceb3b74a]Santa Cruz[/wiki], Bolivia. No direct busses, but the bus from Santa Cruz to Asunción (US $65) takes the Trans-Chaco highway past the colonies. Ask the driver to let you off at the crossroads, and hitch a ride the last 18km. 20+ hours, depending on road conditions and breakdowns.
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The town is rather small, and all the interesting and important places are within easy reached on foot - note, however, that the heat can be punishing, so walk slowly and bring water. Blocks are very long. There are pickup truck taxis; you can choose to ride on the back or in the cab. Other public transport is unheard of.
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Can only be visited together with a Socio, ask at Hotel Florida.
* A museum showcasing artifacts of settlement, and telling the local history. Of particular interest is the section on the Chaco war. The tourist office also runs from here, and they can bring you to see the agricultural processing facility.
* An animal preserve raising endangered peccaries for release back into the wild. The site has more than 100 peccaries. Be sure to see the ruins of Ft Toledo from the Chaco war, and ask about the hour-long trail loop to see the Chaco up close and personal.
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Wildlife tours to the Chaco. Ask the tourist information office to recommend guides.
* Relax in the shaded park, watching the butterflies and birds flit around the interesting bottle trees (shaped like bottles, high in water content - used to keep cattle hydrated in drought).
*Explore the dusty streets and take in the regular, solid German architecture.
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The Fernheim co-op supermarket and the stores around it are the main places to buy in town; other stores will be found along the main street, selling a wide variety of goods, from second hand clothes to electronics.
*Why not send post cards from the post office; a Filadelfia stamped card will have probably one of the most unlikely frank-marks anyone will ever receive from you.
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Remi Pizza, Calle Unruh. Only open in the evenings, 17:00 to 22:30. Closed Tuesdays. Sunday hours 11:00 to 13:00.
*Girasol, Calle Unruh. Does buffet lunches, sold by the kilogram. As you would expect from a buffet, ok food but not great.
*Hotel Florida. A bit pricey for lunch at 49,000 per person; also just a buffet. Not bad food, though. Evening dinners are good quality and reasonably priced. Good service.
*You will find a few hamburguesa joints along Calle Hindenburg, further south than the co-op supermarket.
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Again, south of the Fernheim supermarket (where the indigenous and Latino neighbourhoods are located) you will find a few small bars.
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It might be the nicest spot in town; the reception staff are not very friendly and helpful. The pool is a big bonus though. Also has a decent restaurant (good pizzas).
* Fairly average place, clean but nothing special. Rooms 135,000 basic twin, 170,000 with air-con and tv.
* Chaotic, dirty, and cheap option, mostly in use by local workers without a house. 35,000 per person regardless of room type; better double or twin rooms with air-con and tv for 120,000. Cheap restaurant in the front.
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Buses to Asuncion leave at 13:00 and 14:30 daily. Also an overnight bus is possible. 90,000 Gs. Buses tend to be a little old, but usually have air-con.
* [wiki=28aaafc355915903ce4a7e1d3af3bc4e]Bolivia[/wiki]: Catch the 8.30pm bus from the NASA office to Mariscal Estigarriba (1 hour), ask the driver to drop you off at immigration. You will then have to wait several hours for the bus to Bolivia, it is adviseable to wait at the immigration office rather than the bus station due to safety concerns. The bus to Bolivia arrives at 3am when the immigration officer will wake up and issue your exit stamp. You can pre-purchase your bus ticket at Stel Turismo, on the main road in Filadelfia, or buy it in Mariscal. Ask at the petrol station next to the custom. NOTE: Once you have boarded the bus, you will travel for approx 7 hours before you arrive at Bolivian immigration. 300,000 to either Villamontes, or Santa Cruz (They will ask you to pay for the entire journey from Asuncion to Santa Cruz but you can bargain to around 200,000-250,000 in Mariscal).
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