Lambaré

Lambaré Lambare on the map of Paraguay

Lambaré ( Guaraní Lambare ) is a town in the Central Department in the metropolitan area of the provincial capital of Paraguay Asunción with 119 795 inhabitants ( 2002) and capital of the Distrito Lambaré.

Lambaré lies in the west Asunción on the Paraguay River and thus only 3 km from the Argentine border.

One of the attractions is the Cerro Lambaré: The highest point of Asunción region lies on the boundary between Asunción and Lambaré, 12 km from the center of Asunción. It has a view over the city. At the top of Cerro Lambaré is stele. This stele around the Cacique Lambaré and also President Alfredo Stroessner were immortalized larger than life. 1989, with the fall of Stroessner, his statue was removed. The Cerro Lambaré is easily accessible via the access road.