by Simon | Jun 27, 2021 | Culture
For every girl in Paraguay her 15th birthday is something to look forward to. Every child is given a large party for their 1st birthday. Then for girls there is a second birthday that needs to be marked with a big party and celebration. This is her 15th birthday. The...
by Simon | Jun 24, 2021 | Landscape
Much of Paraguay consists of a flat lowland plain. There are though to be found several areas of higher hill country. These rise sharply from the lowlands and so a visible from great distances. These highlands are hills rather than mountains. Nowhere in Paraguay does...
by Simon | Jun 16, 2021 | Biography
The flight from England to Paraguay is something I have taken numerous times over the years. And equally often in the opposite direction. These were of course all pre COVID and so everything mentioned in this article refers to pre pandemic times. It may be a little...
by Simon | Jun 11, 2021 | Nature
In almost every corner of Paraguay the sight of a cow is a common one. Sometimes it may be just one kept to supply a family with their daily milk. At others it may be one of thousands in a herd on a vast estate. More usually though it is to be found somewhere in the...
by Simon | Jun 5, 2021 | Biography
The replacing of the posts that bring electricity up from the street to my house was a job that had needed doing for a while. My house is 100 metres from the street and needs a row of posts to carry the cables. The electric company is responsible for everything street...
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