Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
Asuncion STS072-730-79 - Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov
For a time, Asunción was an important city to the Spanish colonial administration. The ccity developed along the river bank. To the east of the river, fertile land supported the growing population and the city thrived. Buildings from the colonial period attest to the prosperity of the city the Spanish enjoyed as almost a vacation resort.