Our Strange Trip To Paraguay's Shopping City
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- In today's episode, we cross over from Brazil into one of the least visited countries in South America: Paraguay. We show you the quirks and peculiarities of this country's second largest city Ciudad Del Este. From giant shopping malls to South America's largest dam, it's definitely one of our most randomly treasured travel memories to date!
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We are Oskar & Dan, two boys from Sweden who decided to change the course of our lives, drop out of university and live life full-time. We're planning to visit every country in the world before we're 30 with an initial goal of 100 before the end of 2022. By the time of posting this video, we're both 24 :)
Paraguay was country #81/197🌍
We crossed into Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay from Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil. This is exactly what many Brazilians do to go shopping in the tax-free shopping haven on the other side of the border.
Thank you for watching!🙏😍
Thank you for watching!❤️
If you're new here, we're Oskar and Dan, two Swedish boys of 24 who decided to drop out of college to pursue our goal of visiting all 197 countries on the planet🌍
We're able to do so thanks to the money we make from CZcams (Dan has another channel called "Nonstop Dan") and Oskar is also a music composer. You can find his stuff on Spotify, Apple Music, or anywhere else you listen to music as "Oskar Kappland."
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See you around the world!🌎
Come to Pakistan 🇵🇰 visit all city
@Oskar and Dan you must visit Bolivia the city of SANTA CRUZ from Bolivia......., an amazing new city so modern and a lot of green places ,it looks like it were a part of Brazil, But its a city of Bolivian, we hope to see you there.
I'm from Paraguay. I like your video
hey guys! I really liked your video and I wondered if you were asked to show your vaccination card/ PCR test results at the border? Thank you 💖
Son de Suecia?
18:03 Guarani it's one of the official languages of Paraguay alongside the Spanish
It's an indigenous language
spoken mostly by non indigenous people also the real name of the language is avañeʼẽ meaning "people's language"
Yeah! It’s nice and especially when your Paraguayan and your friends are Paraguayan you can always speak Guaraní
Nice one.
Hi oscar and Dan, well there is a small mistake at the beginning, actually, Paraguay has access to two important rivers Parana and Paraguay river and they are our way out to the ocean, They are so important that Paraguay has developed the third largest fleet of barges in the world only behind China and USA.
Best regards,
Good answer.
O Paraguai não tem frota maior do que a do Brasil desculpa falar não quero desmerecer o Paraguai gosto muito de vcs hermanos
@@dinho2543 ele ta falando de barcaças nâo de flota marítima...
@@dinho2543 Primeiro procure saber o significado de "barge" em inglês.
"They are so important that Paraguay has developed the third largest fleet of barges in the world only behind China and USA", yes and they are full of Argentinian soya that are triangulated for non paying taxes in the country of origin. Miissss Paraguaaaay ♪♪♪
There’s no official “Apple store” in Paraguay so this retail store sell the products in whatever price they find convenient. Also, the taxes for electronic in Paraguay are crazy because of the location that is land locked. To be honest the prices are not bad at all compared to Asuncion!
There are no taxes for electronics in Ciudad del Este is you are a foreigner.
And yes, prices can vary wildly depending on the store and season and when the cargo ships arrive. Now due to the supply chain worldwide crisis the price of iPhones in ciudad del este is quite high but during “normal” times, they were equiparable to the prices in US Apple stores.
I bought my iPhone XS there for the same price I would have paid in the USA
Paraguay has plenty of historic sites to visit from colonial times. There are multiple ruins that were once Jesuit settlements and were later abandoned and took over by the jungle.
Also its capital city is at the shore of Paraguay River and tributary of Parana River, one of the biggest rivers in the World.
Hi from Paraguay! 🇵🇾
1. Stores open very early in CDE and close at around 4pm
2. Wish you could have tried some Paraguayan food, I literally LOVE our food. You missed out on chipa, mbeju, sopa paraguaya, chipaguasu, etc.
3. Tereré is really an "aquired taste", we make every foreigner try it but you have to get used to it and then you'll like it. We love it in the hot days, it's refreshing
4. There are some really beautiful places in Paraguay
5. Paraguay was actually very developed before the "Triple Alianza" war. But imagine going to war against three countries. And then a war against Bolivia. It sadly devastated Paraguay. There was even a war where children had to fight because there were no men left, Batalla de Acosta Ñu
6. Paraguayans are very welcoming and friendly people
Hope you visit again! 😊
Thanks for all this info Andrea!
OMG!! I'm so glad you came to Paraguay. Few people know about us. I never thought I'll see anyone come here lol.
menos mal que es poco conocido, con la invasion de alemanes y otros europeos que tenemos, y los caribeños también.
Ok so I live in Paraguay and have lived here for 10 years now. Did y'all know that in the Chaco (with is the Northern/Western half of Paraguay) there are mennonite (explaining what mennonites is waaaay to long ahaha) colonies, also known as the German speaking colonies?
Oh! and Paraguay has a lot of "Achievements " in history. For example, we had the first train in all of South America 😌!... that's pretty cool, even though we dont have trains anymore lmao.
We were also once considered themost advanced country in South America (that was at the beginning)...
aaaaandddd our "Independence day" is actually 2 days because it happened over two days (through midnight).
I have seen and visited many other countrys and I have to say that Paraguay is definetly the most interesting country I know (trust me, I'm not biased)
BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR VISITING OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 🤩!
¡Vive Paraguay!
Paraguay was the only country to grant the Mennonites refugee status when the Soviet were trying to hunt them down after WW2. We Mennonites owe Paraguay a huge debt of gratitude. May God bless this beautiful nation.
Que hermoso video..saludos desde Paraguay🇱🇺🤗
🇵🇾👏☺
Luxembourg flag…
ponía la bandera d otro país ayuda XDDDD
Paraguay is beau-ti-full! I'm from Belgium and I went on an exchange to Paraguay in 2018-2019 and lived there for 10 months. Met my boyfriend there, a Paraguayan ofcourse, and his family is so warming. Paraguayan people are the best! they take you into their family like you are their own child! I just fell in love with the country and the people, literally. I have also been to Itaipu and it's massive. I understand the feeling you are talking about. You feel like you are so little. Ciudad de Este is an amazing city where literally everything is possible. As I like to describe myself: soy Belga de sangre, pero Paraguaya de corazón. And oh, about the Iguaçu Falls, they make you silent. You will just stand there and watch them and not be able to say something. They are so impressive! Nice video you guys! I will definitely watch more video's of you
i remember a Belgian girl came here in Asuncion for high school exchange program in my school, that was in early 2000's, she was a little shy haha. cheers.
@@gwolf6442 haha I can imagine. It's not very easy going to a country you don't know and where you don't understand a word of the language. But it's worth every second :) I would do it again if I could.
The editing was definitely superb! Good job Oskar and Dan!
Thank you Joram!!
Interesting, fun video. I live in sweden but I’m half Paraguayan. I usually go to Asunción when I visit. But in Paraguay you have for example the jesuit ruins that are a part of Unesco world heritage. I love vacationing in asuncion, it hits different when theres less tourists.
You only have like 5 or 6 places to visit... It's kind of embarrassing for us for not being able to be some decent at least in order to increase the tourism
I can’t believe I just stumbled upon this video - I’m from Paraguay and lived in Sweden for a couple of years. I believe there are soooo many beautiful places in Paraguay, they’re just a bit harder to access without a car. I’ll continue following your journey from now on!
Heeej! Tack, gracias😄
This video makes me feel like home 🥺 Missing the people and the terere✨
I’m a Japanese Paraguayan that’s living in Japan right now.
I will be near Tokyo until February.
If you guys have plans of coming here maybe we can see around Tokyo together!
I (Oskar) lived in Nagano prefecture for a summer! Love Japan🙏
I love Japan, I am from Paraguay 🇵🇾 and I also love my country and its riches, my dream is to be a mangaka, do you think I can achieve it?
@@luzmaria1485 Thank you for sharing your dream with me☺️
Being Mangaka it’s a difficult job. A lot of mangaka started drawing since young and debuted by repeatedly posting to publishers. So I think it’s about practice and learn from the criticism🤔
It’s difficult to send your manga since you are overseas but maybe you can learn by reeding another artist books, things like story composition , easy-to-understand frame division, character’s setting etc. And ask your friends to read your manga so they can share what they think.
I know a Paraguayan that has graduated as an animator here. I know it’s another job but I hope it inspire you to pursue your dreams✨
@@BBb-ns3nk Thank you very much, I treasure your words very much
@DarkwarriorPy dijo que va a estar haya febrero, es japones pero de nacionalidad paraguaya ,ósea que es Paraguayo y punto
Hey guys! I’m from Brazil, I live in the same state as Foz do Iguaçú, and yes, electronics are super overpriced here!
The US$ 799 iPhone 13 is sold here in Brazil for 7599 Brazilian Reais, which is about 1300 dollars with the current exchange rates. It’s kind of insane.
Paraguay used to be a no-brainer for me and my family when purchasing expensive items. Today since the Real has suffered big devaluation against the dollar, the advantages are not as big as before (when we could basically pay for a weekend trip to Foz do Iguaçu in a nice hotel just with the savings from choosing to buy things in Paraguay instead of Brazil), but they still exist.
Thank you so much for this info! Helps explain a lot🙏
Another issue is that bargaining is common in small shops so you end up paying lees than the price you are given first. However in larger stores like cellshop, mega electronicos or nissei prices are significantly lower than argentina and Brasil.
o drama de todo muambeiro
eu e minha familia iamos direto muambar, desda pandemia n fomos mais kkkkk
@@vmvm949 oq é muambar ?? Kkk
@@vmvm949 ne KKkk eu amoo
I absolutely love it when i see people visiting paraguay it makes me happy to see that people actually know paraguay because i feel like paraguay is a really poor and unknown country but its still a beautiful place and i just really appreciate visitors 😁😁
Hi Patty where are you located
Bueno, eso duele pero gracias
I lived in Paraguay for almost three years when I was a Peace Corps volunteer there. I loved the episode but you guys really need to visit more of the country. Cuidad de Este is not representational of Paraguay at all; think Tijuana and Mexico. Terere is an acquired taste to be sure but you get hooked on it literally after a few drinks. I love your channel!
You guys, love the video, i am actually living in Ciudad del Este for almost 5 years, originally from Asuncion, and FYI about stores, they always close early due the open up at down, like 6 am and close around 2 pm or a little later because thats the time Brazilian buyers arrive, why? i really dont know hahaha but its the way it has always been, i was working at Itaipu Museum up to a few months ago, so i know a little about tourism here, if you need some help or pointers just le me know, Keep up the great work!!
Ooh, that makes sense! Not sure what time it was when we got there... Thank you Gerardo!🙏
Gracias bro por visitar Paraguay hermano te quiero mucho 🇵🇾❤
It’s nice to see the perspective from two foreigners! Loved the video. Just got back from Paraguay on Monday.
Hi guys! For your question at 8:16 about pricing and savings... Well, you can sum up that by understanding that here in Paraguay there are not OFFICIAL stores from many international brands e.g. Apple. For instance, most of the prices youll see, are just arbitrary prices set by the very own sellers. And yes, prices of the very same items from Brazil are even higher, for that reason, is a great deal for many brazilians to come by and buy staff not only in C.D.E, but from all over Paraguay like P.J.C, Asuncion, Encarnacion, etc. Nice video and thnx to come by!
Hey Guys!! Im from Foz do Iguaçu, and I used to live the past 2 years in NY, so I know the real prices, and yes things are a little overpriced in PY and A LOT in Brazil. In Brazil mainly because of the taxes for imported products, its HUGE and also the currency devaluation, our economy is going down everyday. In PY that also happens, but in smaller proportions because their economy runs around the dollar currency. I hope you guys went to do a little city tour also in Ciudad del Este, because the city is huge and has a lot of culture, Paraguai is actually a very friendly country and I love telling everybody how beautiful it is! I know covid made you see a little less than expected, but hopefully you'll have the chance to see more the country has to offer one day! xx
Thanks for the comment Carolina🙏💗
Gracias por venir en nuestro humilde pais 🇵🇾🇵🇾😊
si kp
Humilde pais???? 🤔🍺
Mba'e humilde pico !!! déjense de achicarse!
I loved the face of enjoyment when you tasted the tereré. Believe me guys, the weather in Paraguay is terribly hot! That's why we go with our guampa and termo with tereré everywhere. I hope you guys enjoyed that little trip around Ciudad del Este. Greetings from Asunción.
We believe you😂
thank you guys so much for coming to Paraguay, specially to my hometown. I’ve never seen it portrayed in such an aesthetic way lol, hope you guys had best time ❤️
Heyyyy
Gracias por visitar nuestro humilde país. No somos de primer mundo pero les recibimos con mucha humildad ya que eso nos caracteriza a nosotros. Sería genial también que tenga subtitulo el video ya que solo algunos sabemos inglés.
Ai
Oskar and Dan are soooo AWESOME and FUN!!⭐ Thank you for showing us around the world while some of us have to wait a bit! :)
Thank you for watching Lydia❤️
Thank you for this video... One of the best I've seen about Paraguay!
I'm happy you've liked my country.. you don't imagine how many great places you could still know here and not only places but people, too
hasta que vean que son pareja y el paraguayito saque a relucir su intolerancia
Paraguayan here: Good Video guys, is nice to see people visiting my country. Wellcome to Both of you.
Heyy Guys! I’m from brazil and literally live near Iguassú Falls so i can explain some of your questions.
First o all, most of the malls you saw didn't close because of Covid, some have been closed for years because of the unstable structure of the building.
second, being Brazilian I can say that it is very worthwhile to cross the border and buy in Paraguay. in comparison, an iPhone 13 pro max 128gb costs US$1630 in Brazil, in Paraguay it costs US$1500. it may not seem like much, but it's like R$1000 reais of difference.
My favourite mall in PY is Nissei Mall and Cell Shop Mall, they are the biggest and the best, you should have visited :( !
Hope your trip through Brasil was great! xoxo
Thanks so much for the info Pedro!🙏 We did go to Nissei (we think lol) but nothing seemed open there😟 We had an amazing time in Brazil, more vids to come!✨
About difference in prices…..
iPhone 13 pro max in Brazilian Apple Store is BRL 13.499,00, in Ciudad del Este’s Nissei shop is BRL 10.300.
@@karaiwonder Yes! in Apple official site the price is higher but here in Brazil we have so many stores that we can find Apple products at a much lower price. Like Best Buy in the US
@@pedroheck4011 I see
Oscar... Muy buen español...y eres simpatiquisimo. :)
Congratulations for your national holiday on 15th May Paraguay from your friends in Germany
Greetings from Paraguay! 😍🇵🇾
Saludos!😄
Gracias por visitar mi país y documentarlo 🇵🇾
Gracias a tí y tu país!
Excelente vídeo!!!. Bienvenidos a Paraguay siempre. Abrazos
6:19 That's exactly where I work, that CHINA building is our office from Mondays - Fridays. lol
nice to see y'all enjoyed... Could've wished to see u guys and say Hi !!
Haha amazing!🙌
I love and look forward to seeing your videos! Such a treat!
We're so glad! Thank you🙏
Paraguay 🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾 welcome guys!!! 🎉🎉
Hi, im from Paraguay and the malls, for example Monalisa and Sax were closed bc in Ciudad del este the stores close at 14:00
Waited all week for your video! ❤️
🥺😍
Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing
Hey guys! Just to let you know, most of the malls you showed saying "it was devasted by covid" well, it was difficult but actually, these stores open very early in the morning, normally 7am some of them at 5am. So as the shift is 8 hours per day in Paraguay they close around 3pm, a few of them at 4pm. I wish we could have met and guide you around.
Devastated by lockdowns. Sweden had no lockdowns...they were smart enough not to fall for the hoax.
You guys are so fun! Hope you can visit Paraguay again in a future!! Happy Holidays🎉
Can't wait for your next video! You're amazing!!!
Thank you Peter🙏🙏
Fun video! Paraguay is dope
Koa la enseko, nah lgm thank u for coming ♥️
Thank you for coming! ❣
Thank you for visiting my country. Greetings 😊🇬🇧
Thank's for visiting Paraguay
Thanks for having us!
I live in this city and I am glad to see that you visit my country
Thank you for coming to Paraguay we love you
Highly enjoyable episode guys! Your quality and content are proving to be very consistent! I too love Guaraná!
Thanks a lot! Craving Guaraná every day now😂
@@OskarandDan my favourite way of drinking it is with a slice of orange and lots of ice!
Awesome job guys
I sure did not expect to see a huge shopping mall in the middle of Paraguay. Give me shopping and I’m happy. I can’t wait to see the next video, looks like fun!❤️👍✈️
You should make this your next shopping trip!😉🙌 Thank you as always Diane!
Thanks a lot for shedding good light on Paraguay I'm getting my residence the in the near future but I'll be spending most of my time in Buenos Aires.
Great video!
Love it!
I loved seeing how they visited my country I am from Asunción and I loved seeing how they showed things in my country and told everything with the truth I love you guys, sorry for my English
Hello Oskar and Dan I'm from Paraguay🇵🇾, greetings
Soy de Paraguay!! Es un país hermoso, espero que lo hayan disfrutado
Hi. I'm from Asunción, and in Ciudad del Este businesses usually open really early in the morning and they close at around 2 pm, because of the one hour time-zone difference with Brazil.
Thank you Oskar and Dan for another great video! I'm looking forward to your Iguazu Falls adventure (I visited about 15 years ago) :-)
Thank you for watching Cameron! Looking forward to sharing it😉
Excelente vídeo😁Saludos desde Paraguay!❤️
Gracias por venir a nuestro país 🤩♥️
welcome to Paraguay always welcome thanks for your visit enjoy it
Loved the video... didn't understand though why there was a timer for explaining the history...😄❤️
Because some people hate sitting through history talk😉
From New York...beautiful country
Nice place to visit.
Amazing video as always ☺️!!
Question, have you visited Singapore??
Thank you❤️
gracias por visitar mi país tan desconocido
I love your beautiful videos. Thank you for sharing. I am going to try this trip soon! You guys are great and very inspiring.
Thank you so much!❤️
Proud that you have enjoyed my beloved Ciudad del Este. 👍🏼
Nice video guys, im from argentina( 40 milles from iguazu) all dthe shopings are closed because they open at 5 am and close nearly 15 pm!
Downtown in ciudad del este, as chaotic as it is during daytime, is deas during night. You should spend the afternoon around lago de la República and then head to the bars nearby
Vengan Go >> cuando trabajaba en el centro, siempre almorzaba allí 🤩😎
Im happy to have you here in Paraguay, espero que lo hayan disfrutado...
Sí un montón!🙌
Love it ❤
Thanks Ahmad!
I love Christmas atmosphere in Paraguay, keep a good faith.
Thumbs up guys.
Happy travels
Stay safe
You're lucky you went to Ciudad del Este instead of Asunción. But anyways, Ciudad del Este is like the shopping for Paraguay and Asunción is just the place we must go for paperwork.
The actual cultural stuff is found in the rural areas of Paraguay. Probably you won't come back but for anyone planning to visit Paraguay for the first time, please don't stay on Asunción that place sucks. You can come to Encarnación instead, or you can go to a trip to Paso Patria which is an awesome place too.
Nice video guys!
Hey guyz. So awsome u guyz get to travel everywhere. Happy for u guyz. Good content. 😘🇺🇸🇺🇸😀😃😃
Ur gon love the driving skills they got there
Thank you very much for your appreciation of Paraguay, a country with a beautiful culture! 🇵🇾❣👑
Gracias a Ustedes!
GOOOOOOD
Nice video i waching from punta del este Uruguay
That's a damn big dam !!! 😮HUGE !!! 😍
Wow guys
Hi guys! Another great video! Oskar, how did you learn to speak and understand spoken Spanish so well? Truly impressed, and envious! As mentioned in a previous message, I have very little knowledge of Spanish yet I would like to return to South America. Having been there before, I learned quickly that knowing some Spanish is a great asset. Thanks guys! Love your videos!
Learned mainly from watching Latin American travel CZcamsrs actually haha! Love Planeta Juan and Misias pero Viajeras :)
amazing! welcome to paraguay
Tembo la ere'a!❤️
OMG !!! What a wonderful vegan restaurant there !! In Paraguay 🇵🇾 !! 😍👍👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️🇵🇾💞
I’m so excited to see u guys back in Brazil. Next time come to visit Maceió which is my hometown or anywhere in the Brazil’s north east
More videos coming!🇧🇷
Cool
Thanks
Que lindos.
🥰
Hola buenísimo vídeo, la yerba del tereré que te hizo probar es muy fuerte, hay de los que son con menta que tienen un sabor más agradable y suave, sobre todo refrescante. 😊
The passport bit had me cracking up, same with the Christmas in October! I used to work with a bunch of teachers from the Philippines when I lived in Thailand and they started celebrating Christmas in SEPTEMBER :-o
Still can't believe we got in on each other's passports😂
Mercie beaucoup
I love this city!!!
17:27 the soundtrack is golden omgg
We staaan Harry styles, love it ❤️
Yessss
Good video, greetings from Asuncion!
Thanks a lot!