by Simon | Jun 17, 2020 | Biography
In Asuncion just along from the Port of Asuncion is a small pier. From there small boats ferry passengers out of Asuncion Bay, across the Rio Paraguay and to the small ferry landing at Chaco’i. These boats being public transport rather than tourist attractions...
by Simon | Jun 15, 2020 | Landscape
Paraguay may seem to be a quiet geologically stable place but a good look around its landscape will show that that has not always been the case. Across Eastern Paraguay rising out of the flat lands are a number a steep conical hills which are all that remains of the...
by Simon | Jun 12, 2020 | History
Work on a Paraguayan rain network began in 1856 under to presidency of Carlos Lopez. It was one of the very first in the Americas. English engineers were bought over to supervise the works and by 1861 tracks had been laid as far as the town of Trinidad, 4km from...
by Simon | Jun 9, 2020 | Nature
Even leaving aside for the moment the ants and the flies there are a multitude of insects to be found in Paraguay. The insects of Paraguay come in ever imaginable size, shape and colour. They range from the smallest, too small to be seem by the naked eye to those as...
by Simon | Jun 6, 2020 | Culture
The harp is the national instrument of Paraguay. Although it can be found at smart cultural events its real home is the countryside accompanying the bands of musicians that are to be found throughout the land. A traditional Paraguayan band is built around the harp...
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