Museo de las Memorias Dictadura y Derechos Humanos — Local services in Asuncion

Very interesting museum about the dictatorship and it's human rights' abuses, including archive photos and documents, torture equipment, information about those tortured, killed and "disappeared", in a house where political prisoners were imprisoned and tortured. You can see the cells. The museum is free to enter and is open even on a Monday when others in Asuncion are closed. I was asked to show ID on arrival, a copy of my passport sufficed. All the written information is in Spanish only. Has toilets. On a Monday morning between 9 and 10am, I was the...

Very well-done and emotionally moving exhibits. All information is only available in Spanish. Exhibit info comprehensively shares the story of the repression and punishment during the dictatorship. As a foreigner, I learned a lot and am grateful for the moving experience of my visit and all that I learned. This is by far the best museum I visited in Asunción. Reading all the info available, my visit lasted about 1 hour. Highly...

We called and emailed the museum to confirm the schedule. No response. We went there during working hours and it was closed. It’s a shame because we really wanted to learn more about the crimes against humanity committed during the dictatorship. Paraguay lacks tourism infrastructure. Assuncion has very little to offer when compared with other places in Latin America and no willingness to showcase...