Nombre Emma Smith

Fecha _________________________ Hora 4th

Project Instructions- World Travel Unit 6

You have won a $3500 grant to visit a Spanish-speaking country. Before you can go, a committee needs to
make sure the money will be spent wisely on costs directly related to your travel. You are preparing an
informative visual report for them, that needs to include the following details in Spanish. To find the country
information, I recommend the following websites: Culture Grams ABC Clio
Each student will research the country assigned to him/her. You must include the following pieces of
information:

My assigned country is Paraguay

Each student will research the country assigned to him/her. You must include the following pieces of
information:

Most recent population count 6,783,272 (year completed) 2016

What form of monetary currency do they use? Guarani
Look up the exchange rate. How much of their currency would you get if
you traded in $100? 571461.23 PYG
Do they measure distance in miles or kilometers? kilometers
List at least 3 of its largest cities Also list population of each.
Asuncion- 1,482,200
Ciudad del Este- 320,782
San Lorenzo- 227,876
List 3 major tourist attractions & briefly explain what it is. (could be popular places or events)

Las Cataratas- waterfall

La
Santisima
Trinidad
de ParanaHistorical site
Museo
Del Barrohistorical
museum

What time zone is the country located in? 1 hour ahead of U.S Eastern Standard
How many hours ahead or behind our time? Ex: if its midnight here, what time is it there? 3 am
Total time difference= 3 hours ahead
Cost of plane ticket- Leave from the closest airport to San Antonio with a direct flight to your

destination. You want the cheapest price with the least amount of travel time (including layover or drive time).
Avoid switching airlines unless absolutely necessary. Date you choose to leave San Antonio: June 4th
Airline with least expensive flight: United
Total price (with taxes and fees) of a flight to your country $1,094
Fees for checked baggage? Explain No bag fee
City Airport flight departs from: San Antonio time of departure 6:55 AM
Change planes? Houston to Panama City Layover duration 4 hours and 10
min

Change planes? Panama City to Asuncion Layover duration 5 hours and 58

Arrival time at final destination 10:32 PM Total travel time: 11 hours

min

Lodging:

Look at hotels in your destination city. List 2 choices that are drastically different from one

another.

Name of hotel: La Misin Hotel Boutique Distance from airport: 5.5 miles Cost per

night (calculate into US dollars!) $172 Circle the statements that apply:

bedroom has private

bathroom air conditioning in room non-smoking room

Name of hotel: Paramanta Life Style Hotel Distance from airport: 3.5 miles Cost per

night (calculate into US dollars!) $63 Circle the statements that apply:

bedroom has private

bathroom air conditioning in room non-smoking room

Look at youth hostels in your destination city.
Name of hostel: Urbanian Hostel Distance from airport: 12 miles Cost per night (calculate into
US dollars!) $15 # of people per room? 6 Circle the all that apply: bedroom has private bathroom air

conditioning in room non-smoking room

Which one is best to stay in? Explain why you came to this conlcusion:

The hostel because it is the least expensive and I can spend money doing other things.

Describe 3 options to travel around while you are visiting the city. How much does it typically

cost?

1. Taxis 2. Buses
3. Bicycle
What restaurants are rated highest? Choose 3 vastly different restaurants in the city to eat at. 1

should serve traditional food from the country.

1. La Cabrera
2. Tierra Colorada Gastro
3. Restaurante Bolsi
What places will you visit? Give details from each of the categories below.
Museum- Museo Del Barro: most popular museum and gives great portrayal of the
human history of the country
Concert- Florence and the Machine
Cultural event/ celebration- Dia de San Juan: Festival for Saint John with food,
music, and games around the country
Historical site 1- Panten Nacional de los Hroes: national monument of paragauy
Historical site 2- Government Palace (Palacio de Gobierno): seat of the executive
branch of the Peruvian government and the official residence of the president of Peru
Outreach/ community involvement- Amigos de las Americas: collaborate on a
sanitation and latrine- building project
outdoor/ adventure activity: Botanical and Zoological Gardens Internet cafe- Cafe del Teatro: cafe in the municipal theatre