Paraguay

A bilingual country where Guaraní culture remains alive, famous for its lacework, harp music and Jesuit mission heritage.

Textile & dress Music & dance Language & oral Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Ñandutí Lace

Ñandutí Lace

A radial needle lace whose name means spiderweb in Guaraní, embroidered in sunburst motifs.

Textile & dress

Paraguayan Harp

Paraguayan Harp

A diatonic harp central to national music, played with bright cascading arpeggios.

Guaraní Language

Guaraní Language

An Indigenous language co-official with Spanish and spoken by most of the population in daily life.

Language & oral

Chipa

A baked ring of manioc starch and cheese, eaten as a snack and especially during Holy Week.

Ao Po'í Embroidery

Ao Po'í Embroidery

A fine drawn-thread embroidery on light cotton cloth used for shirts and household linens.

Textile & dress

Guarania

A slow lyrical song genre created in the early twentieth century, inscribed by UNESCO.