by Simon | Oct 11, 2024 | Culture
Central to the legends and mythology of the Guarani people are the severn monsters that were bought into being shortly after the creation of the first people. The tale of how they came to be is as follows. One of the first people had a daughter called Kerana. She was...
by Simon | Sep 5, 2024 | Culture
Paraguay is a country rich in mythology and folklore. Much of this dates to a time long before the arrival of the Spanish. A time when the Guarani were one of a number of indigenous groups living across the land that was to become Paraguay. The Guarani in common with...
by Simon | Jul 20, 2024 | Biography
As outlined in other posts I first came to Paraguay in 2002. Back then I came to teach English to children. That I did on a voluntary project in the countryside outside the town of Piribebuy. Doing that was very enjoyable thing to do, and very rewarding. I left to...
by Simon | Jun 17, 2024 | Towns
The town of Aregua is located a little over 20 km from Asuncion. It sits on the shores of the Lake Ypacarai overlooking it’s waters. Located as it is close to the capital Aregua is easily reached on a day trip from there. This can cause it to be crowded on...
by Simon | Jun 7, 2024 | Towns
Asuncion is the capital of Paraguay and it’s principle city. The city consists of a large number of districts spread over a wide geographical area. Whilst individual districts are walkable there can be great distances between them. Transport such as a taxi or a...
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