by Simon | Apr 16, 2020 | Landscape
These times of global lockdown are times for seeing and enjoying what is near to hand rather than what is far away out of sight. I am fortunate in having open space and fine views extending away in every direction from my house. The house itself is towards the top of...
by Simon | Apr 10, 2020 | Culture
Juan de Salazar y Espinosa could never have suspected that the sheltered bay he was about to turn his ship into on 15th August 1537 would become the site of one of the oldest continuely occupied cites in South America and the future capital of a nation as yet unborn....
by Simon | Apr 6, 2020 | Nature
Paraguay may appear at first glance to be a land of cattle, but look a little closer and you will see there is another far more abundant creature filling every nook and cranny of the land, ants. If there is one thing in which Paraguay can claim to lead the world it is...
by Simon | Apr 3, 2020 | Nature
In nature there are many things which have learnt to improve their chances of survival by pretending to be something they are not. This deception may take the form of camouflage. An insect disguised as a leaf or a caterpillar that looks like a bird dropping. This may...
by Simon | Mar 31, 2020 | Nature
Rufous Hornero, or as he is more usually know is not much to look at. Just another nondescript small brown bird. However his habits make him one of the most conspicuous in Paraguay. Firstly the hornero is not a shy retiring woodland bird, but instead one that actively...
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