Costanera Fair features flower tunnel and gourmet market for Youth Month

A tunnel filled with orchids and a gourmet market offering everything from seasoned cheeses to Chaco liqueurs have become the main attractions at Asunción’s Costanera Norte.

The installations form part of the Family Farming ExpoFair, organized by Paraguay’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for the start of spring and Youth Month. The event highlights innovation, agroindustry and the generational handover in rural production.

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For the first time, we have come to exhibit the national production of our orchids and other types of flowers.

The flower walkway showcases orchids, roses and sunflowers produced in Paraguay. Organizers are also using the space to teach visitors how to create green corners and floral screens in their homes. Zulmira Duarte, one of the organizers, said it was the first time the national production of orchids and other flower varieties had been exhibited there.

Nearby, the Gourmet Market offers pickled vegetables, jams, pickles, hot sauces, fruit jellies for cheese boards and chipa made with pure cassava starch. The fair also features artisanal products such as seasoned cheeses, regional liqueurs and chicharrón with cassava. One vendor, Julio, said the products avoid chemicals, use glass jars and help keep money with local farmers.

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The buyer of these products takes care of their body because we do not use chemicals, helps the environment by using glass jars and supports the local farmer so the money stays in the country.