Wender·Vista
Ciudad del Este
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileParaguay
on the Paraná River, at the triple frontier

Ciudad del Este

— — a city built on the noise of three borders.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Paraguay's second city, on the right bank of the Paraná, with Brazil over the Friendship Bridge and Argentina across the Iguazú confluence below. The town was founded in 1957 as Puerto Presidente Stroessner and renamed Ciudad del Este in 1989. The downtown runs on small electronics, perfume, and the constant ferry of shoppers walking the Ponte da Amizade. North of town the Itaipú Dam holds back the river behind a wall nearly two hundred metres high. Twenty kilometres east, the falls. from the studio

from the studio
Ciudad del Este
— bring it home

Ciudad del Este, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Ciudad del Este

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Ciudad del Este is the capital of the Alto Paraná department in eastern Paraguay and the country's second-largest city, with a population of roughly 300,000 in the 2022 census and well over half a million in the metropolitan area. It sits at the confluence of the Paraná and Iguazú rivers, on the right bank of the Paraná, opposite Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil. The Ponte da Amizade, the Friendship Bridge, crosses the Paraná here and forms the city's economic spine. Elevation is around 220 metres.

— the year

The city was founded on 3 February 1957 as Puerto Presidente Stroessner and renamed Ciudad del Este in 1989 after the fall of the Stroessner regime. The Friendship Bridge to Brazil opened in 1965 and the Itaipú Binacional hydroelectric dam was completed in 1984 just north of town, a joint Paraguay-Brazil project whose 196-metre concrete wall still holds the title of largest generator of hydroelectric power per unit by output. The town's commercial weight runs on duty-free retail and the daily crossing.

— informed by Itaipu Binacional
— the visit

Guaraní International Airport, opened in 1996 in nearby Minga Guazú, handles flights from Asunción, São Paulo, and Panama City. Most foreign visitors arrive overland from Foz do Iguaçu across the Friendship Bridge, with the falls about 20 kilometres east on the Brazilian side. The U.S. State Department flagged the tri-border area for elevated petty crime and counterfeit-goods concerns as of mid-2026, and Paraguayan customs runs irregular sweeps on the bridge. The Itaipú visitor centre offers daily dam tours.

— informed by U.S. Department of State
— where
Paraguay · Alto Paraná Department
— elevation
220 m · 722 ft
— position
-25.5167° S · 54.6167° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km E
Friendship Bridge
border crossing
7 km E
Foz do Iguaçu
Brazilian city
20 km N
Itaipú Dam
hydroelectric dam
25 km E
Iguazú Falls
waterfalls
N
Ciudad del Este
Friendship Bridge
Foz do Iguaçu
Itaipú Dam
Iguazú Falls
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ciudad del Este — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On the right bank of the Paraná River in eastern Paraguay, capital of the Alto Paraná department. The city sits at the triple frontier with Brazil and Argentina, with Foz do Iguaçu directly across the Friendship Bridge.

It was founded on 3 February 1957 as Puerto Presidente Stroessner to anchor Paraguay's eastern frontier and the route to the Atlantic via Brazil. The Friendship Bridge to Foz do Iguaçu opened in 1965 and shaped the city's economy.

A binational hydroelectric dam on the Paraná, jointly operated by Paraguay and Brazil. It was completed in 1984, stands about 196 metres high, and remains one of the largest hydropower stations in the world by annual output.

About 20 kilometres east. Most visitors cross the Friendship Bridge into Brazil and take the road to the Brazilian park, or continue south to the Argentine park at Puerto Iguazú. The trip is a day from town.

Spanish and Guaraní are both official. In the downtown commercial district Portuguese is also widely heard because of the cross-border shoppers from Brazil. English is limited to hotels and the airport.

The U.S. State Department flagged the tri-border area for petty crime and counterfeit-goods concerns as of mid-2026. Standard urban precautions apply, and most visitors who come for the falls cross the bridge as a day trip from Brazil.

— about the piece in your home

It has been meaningful for customers from the Paraguayan diaspora, especially those whose families come from Alto Paraná or who crossed at the bridge. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The river greens, dam concrete, and tropical light read well in Modern Latin, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and Tropical Modern rooms. It holds against dark wood, terracotta, and unbleached linen as a quiet focal point.

Yes. The piece fits the current Tropical Modern move toward layered greens, river light, and warm earth tones. It anchors a wall without leaning on the postcard cliché of palm fronds and bright neon.

A single Large reads well above a standard console. Above a sofa, most customers go to a 4-tile Mural for visual weight, or a 9-tile Mural where the wall runs wider than two and a half metres.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splash. Both are scratch-resistant and clean with a microfibre cloth. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed display.

A soft microfibre cloth with warm water. No abrasive pads, no ammonia-based sprays. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective layer and does not fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license artwork from outside artists. The eye behind the atlas is Reid Wender's.

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