Bookstores in Asunción
Asunción, Gran Asunción has 31 bookstores on the map. That's 31 bookshops mapped around Asunción, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Asunción (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas SRL and El Lector, plus Reflexión. If a bookshop's missing from Asunción's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Asunción bookstore lineup
31 mapped within about 30 km:
Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas SRL
Bookstore
Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas SRL is Bookstore on 106 Blas Garay. Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas SRL also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
106 Blas Garay
El Lector
BookstoreRun by El Lector
Run by El Lector, El Lector is Bookstore on 25 de Mayo.
25 de Mayo
Reflexión
Bookstore
Reflexión — Bookstore on Avenida Eusebio Ayala.
Avenida Eusebio Ayala
Libreria Emilyn
Bookstore
Libreria Emilyn — Bookstore.
Lodevero
Bookstore
Lodevero is Bookstore on Nanawa.
Nanawa
La Gloria
Bookstore
La Gloria — Bookstore on Montevideo.
Montevideo
Librería Araceli
Bookstore
Librería Araceli — Bookstore on Avenida Cacique Lambaré.
Avenida Cacique Lambaré
Literato
Bookstore
Literato is Bookstore on 1713 Papa Juan XXIII. Literato also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 09:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
1713 Papa Juan XXIII
Hours: 09:00-21:00
San José
Bookstore
San José is Bookstore on Cnel. Romero.
Cnel. Romero
Dimar's Libreria
Bookstore
Dimar's Libreria — Bookstore, found on Teniente Benítez in San Lorenzo.
Teniente Benítez, San Lorenzo
Librería y cantina Mabel
Bookstore
Librería y cantina Mabel is Bookstore.
Fotocopias Megumi
Bookstore
Fotocopias Megumi is Bookstore on 2158 Augusto Roa Bastos. Fotocopias Megumi also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2158 Augusto Roa Bastos, 2420
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
Phone: +595 21 333 124
Yuki Comics
Bookstore
Yuki Comics is Bookstore on 1092 Doctor Cesar López Moreira, Asuncion.
1092 Doctor Cesar López Moreira, Asuncion
Ediciones Tecnicas Paraguayas S.R.L
Bookstore
Ediciones Tecnicas Paraguayas S.R.L — Bookstore on Ernesto Quesada. Also worth knowing about Ediciones Tecnicas Paraguayas S.R.L: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa-Su 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Ernesto Quesada
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa-Su 11:00-20:00
Phone: +595 21 611 717
Servi Libro
Bookstore
Servi Libro is Bookstore.
El Libro En Su Casa
Bookstore
El Libro En Su Casa is Bookstore.
RD libros y revistas
Bookstore
RD libros y revistas — Bookstore.
Editorial Don Bosco
Bookstore
Editorial Don Bosco — Bookstore.
Libruras - Luque
BookstoreRun by Grupo Editorial Atlas
Run by Grupo Editorial Atlas, Libruras - Luque is Bookstore, found on Avenida General Elizardo Aquino c/ Tte Rivas in Luque. Also worth knowing about Libruras - Luque: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00 Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Avenida General Elizardo Aquino c/ Tte Rivas, Luque
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00 Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +595984591177
Librería El Lector
Bookstore
Librería El Lector — Bookstore, found on Avenida General José de San Martín in Ycuá Satí. Also worth knowing about Librería El Lector: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 07:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Avenida General José de San Martín, Ycuá Satí, 001410
Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
Phone: +595 21 610 639
ArqTec
Bookstore
ArqTec is Bookstore on Mariscal Francisco Solano López.
Mariscal Francisco Solano López
Smile
Bookstore
Smile is Bookstore on Ygatymí.
Ygatymí
Cotillón Librería
Bookstore
Cotillón Librería is Bookstore.
La Librería de Papá
Bookstore
La Librería de Papá is Bookstore on Willian Richardson.
Willian Richardson
Librería Ñemby
Bookstore
Librería Ñemby is Bookstore.
El Lector sucursal Plaza Uruguaya
Bookstore
El Lector sucursal Plaza Uruguaya is Bookstore.
El Libro En Su Casa
Bookstore
El Libro En Su Casa is Bookstore.
Servi Libro
Bookstore
Servi Libro is Bookstore.
Libreria AB
Bookstore
Libreria AB is Bookstore.
Librería Católica Virgen del Rosario
Bookstore
Librería Católica Virgen del Rosario is Bookstore.
Grupo Editorial Atlas - Casa Central
BookstoreRun by Grupo Editorial Atlas
Grupo Editorial Atlas - Casa Central is Bookstore run by Grupo Editorial Atlas on 317 Dr. Juan Benzo c/ Ecuador, Asuncion. Grupo Editorial Atlas - Casa Central also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:30-12:20/13:00-17:30 Sat 08:00-11:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
317 Dr. Juan Benzo c/ Ecuador, Asuncion
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-12:20/13:00-17:30 Sat 08:00-11:00
Phone: +595 986 464023
What the map tells us about bookstores in Asunción
6 of the 31 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Asunción bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Asunción? Work this order: Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas SRL on 106 Blas Garay, El Lector on 25 de Mayo, Reflexión on Avenida Eusebio Ayala, Libreria Emilyn, Lodevero on Nanawa, La Gloria on Montevideo, Librería Araceli on Avenida Cacique Lambaré, and Literato on 1713 Papa Juan XXIII. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 23 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Asunción
Browsing in Asunción? A little strategy helps:
- Buy the signed copy at Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas SRL. Signed stock costs the same as unsigned and only goes up in charm. Ask at the till; shops often have signed copies behind the counter.
- Don't judge by the window display at El Lector. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Check the bargain carts outside. Sidewalk carts are the shop's clearance rack. A dollar a book, and the turnover is fast.
- Kids' sections are goldmines. Even without kids. The picture-book art alone is worth the browse, and the middle-grade shelves hold genuine classics.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Asunción — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Asunción can take a while to appear. The 31 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 31 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Asunción: 31 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.