by Simon | Aug 30, 2020 | History
The Cathedral of Asuncion is located in the historic center of Asuncion. It has given its name to the district of La Catedral in which it sits. The full official title of the cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. Catedral Metropolitana...
by Simon | Aug 27, 2020 | Landscape
The rocks that underlie central South America are on the whole stable and ancient. These rocks know as craton represent old stable continental crust that has remained unaltered through eons. As might be expected though this does not represent the full story. Here in...
by Simon | Aug 24, 2020 | Landscape
Some may consider winter in Paraguay to be a mere technical term. Something marked on the calendar. However there are days when it is truly cold. The months from June to August are considered to be winter. For much of the time the weather does remain warm and sunny....
by Simon | Aug 22, 2020 | Biography
On most days of the year firewood is my cooking fuel. There is also a small electric oven for those wet days when the woodpile is rain soaked. However most days the sun shines and the wood is dry. Of course the cooking arrangements are a little more advanced than a...
by Simon | Aug 19, 2020 | Nature
Across Paraguay chickens wander free and unrestricted. Around the country many household own a few chickens. Out in the countryside almost every house has its population of poultry. Paraguay is a good place to be a chicken. Until it is time to go in the pot that is....
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