Areguá
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Areguá is a ceety in Paraguay; anerlie 28 km awa frae the kintra's caipital o Asunción. It is the caipital o the depairtment o Central. Probably the best faitur o this Paraguayan toun is its geographical location; it lays atween a group o rollin hills wi a distinctive rock formation (foond anerlie in 3 places in the warld) an a bonnie blue loch, Ypacaraí loch.[1]
The topografie o the surroondins gies this toun a unique natural chairm, and it has colonial airchitectur, lairgely preservit, alang wi its oreeginal cobble stane streets. There are large mansions, which ar laid oot as surroondin corridors enclosin a central plaza (uisually a bonnie flouered garden).[citation needit]
It is kent as the "ceety o strawberries" an aw, acause o the lairge production o strawberries, the best in Paraguay.[2] The ceety o Areguá is hame tae skilled artisans who showcase their works in expos, throuoot the year an it also his the Heestory Museum o Crafts. It his mony airt galleries exhibitin antiques an wirks o airt frae the last century an aw.[3]
Areguá wis gi'en the UNESCO Creative Ceety title in 2019.[4]
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