Taking a circular tour through the Paraguayan countryside

Taking a circular tour through the Paraguayan countryside

The Paraguayan countryside offers many opportunities for rural tourism. There may be few dramatic sights, but there are plenty of places that are worth a visit. With the local tourism industry being quite low key many places get few visitors. It is a land that rewards...
Using the city buses in Asuncion, Paraguay

Using the city buses in Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion has an extensive city bus network. This can be used to travel inexpensively around the city. Whenever I am in Asuncion I use the buses to travel from one part of the city to another. To use the buses it is important to know how the system works and how to...
Taking a tour of Asuncion’s shopping malls

Taking a tour of Asuncion’s shopping malls

Asuncion has a number of modern shopping centres. Here they are called Malls, so that is the term I shall use. Rather than the British Centres. Shopping malls are not things that are to be found out in the countryside in Paraguay. As such whenever I visit Asuncion I...
Small farm for sale in the Paraguayan countryside

Small farm for sale in the Paraguayan countryside

I recently went to view a farm that is for sale in the Paraguayan countryside. It is a small farm covering 5 hectares that would be suitable for use as either a hobby farm or as part of a homesteading lifestyle. It contains enough land and infrastructure to be run as...
Nueva Australia and Nueva Londres, Socialism in Paraguay

Nueva Australia and Nueva Londres, Socialism in Paraguay

These days Nueva Londres and Nueva Australia form a small country town and a satellite village. They have between them a popualtion of about 4,000 and are located approximatly 140km east of Asuncion. Little remains of their original features when Nueva Australia was...