PLAZA DE LOS HEROES

The historic heart of the capital is made up of four tree-lined squares, joined by Avenues Palma, Oliva, Chile and Independencia. These squares are: the Plaza de los Héroes, home to the Pantheon; the Plaza Juan E. O'Leary, where the Mercado Guasú (municipal market) stood until 1913; the Plaza de la Democracia, which hosts political and cultural events; and the Plaza de la Libertad, nicknamed the "Hippies' Square" and home to a small craft market and a number of itinerant tereré renters.