The river? Contaminated since they don't have sewer system.
The best place to go according to locals? The mall.
Want to go anywhere else in Paraguay? It'll take you ages due to a lack of infrastructure.
It’s interesting how malls have mostly died in America but are still a huge thing in many countries, especially ones that have become more developed in the last couple of decades.
I guess it's because of the shrinking middle class. Fewer Americans live in middle-income households, and their share of total consumer spending has gone down even more. Businesses specialize by being cheap or targeting the wealthy. Nice and affordable is no longer as viable strategy as it used to be.