Santaní is a small rural town and its attractions are unhurried ones. The central plaza is the social heartbeat, the church offers a quiet interior away from the midday heat, and the river beaches fill up on weekends with families from across the San Pedro department. The surrounding countryside rewards those who want to see working Paraguay — yerba mate plantations, cattle estancias, and the occasional migrant-owned mennonite farm stand out on the flat horizon.