by Simon | Jul 28, 2021 | Culture
Mate and terere are in many ways identical. They represent two different ways of preparing the same beverage. In preparing mate hot water is used. Alternatively if terere is to be made cold, preferably iced water is needed. The basis of the drink is yerba mate. This...
by Simon | Jul 14, 2021 | Biography
It had been quite a while since I last visited Asuncion. 18 months or more. The last time I was there was upon my return from England after my last visit. A few months after that Covid arrived and restrictions were put in place. Even through those have on the whole...
by Simon | Jul 10, 2021 | Culture
Stone archways are to be found on top of a number of the hills of Paraguay. Could these places have been used for religious rituals by the indigenous peoples of Paraguay? Probably not. But what if the stone archways of Paraguay were sacred spaces to the ancient people...
by Simon | Jul 3, 2021 | Nature
For most of the year Paraguay bakes under a hot sun. However things can be very different once winter arrives. This is not a land where winter means months of never ending cold. Instead it is a time when short sharp spells of cold weather may arrive at any time....
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