Language

Paraguay is a bilingual country. Guaraní, the predominant native language, has cohabited for centuries with Spanish and it is a source of inspiration for poetry (oral and written) expressed in musical and literary compositions known worldwide. It is also the language of daily use, spoken by most of the population.

Multi-Culture

Different cultures were present in Paraguay a long time before the arrival of the Spaniards. They survive to this day and count support of national and foreign institutions. The cultural manifestations of the Enxet, Maká, Mby'a and Aché, among other many aboriginal communities, have contributed their knowledge of botany, zootogy and natural medicine to the sciences and Paraguayan customs. At the same time, their traditional arts including ceremonial songs, craftsmanship, music, and dances, enrich the cultural experience of the country.
The cultural mosaic is conformed by five autochthonous linguistic families: Guaraní, Zamuco, Maskoy, Mataco, and Guaycurú plus twenty ethnic groups living in both regions of the country. These communities keep their cultural manifestations thanks to national and international beneficiary organizations
The presence of Italian, Catalan, Eastern-European, Middle-Eastern, Japanese, and German descendants that originally arrived in successive migration waves within the last two centuries, contributed to enrich the first Spanish-Guarani cultural mixture. In the last decades immigration from Asia and other Latin American countries has continued this process.