by Simon | Apr 18, 2021 | Biography
Several years ago I took a boat trip down the Rio Paraguay. I traveled from Concepcion in the middle of the country down to Asuncion. A journey of about 300 km. In order to sail from Concepcion I first had to get there. To do that I traveled into Asuncion and then...
by Simon | Apr 14, 2021 | Landscape
Living as I do in the Paraguayan countryside there is always impressive scenery to be seen. I am fortunate in that a blanket of green extends in every direction. Amongst it few signs of human habitation can be spotted. This makes the air here in Piribebuy clear and...
by Simon | Apr 8, 2021 | Biography
Many days there is a reason and a need to go out. Be that shopping or visiting friends. However often that is not the case and I spend the day at home. Sometimes there is something special and additional to the norm which needs to be done. More likely though just...
by Simon | Apr 2, 2021 | Towns
In Paraguay the towns and the road networks have grown organically rather than to any pre agreed plan. The electric network has spread out in much the same fashion. It has only been in fairly recent times that connections to the electric grid spread out across the...
by Simon | Mar 29, 2021 | History
The Battle of Piribebuy was one of the last actions of the War of the Triple Alliance. This was a war Paraguay had been fighting against and alliance of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay since 1865. By 1869 Asuncion had been lost and the Paraguayan forces under President...
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