by Simon | Jun 22, 2020 | History
What was to become the country of Paraguay formed part of Spanish South America. In 1776 from these was formed the province of The Vice Royalty of the Rio de la Plata which formed the southern portion of those land. Then shortly this province was itself divided into a...
by Simon | Jun 12, 2020 | History
Work on a Paraguayan rain network began in 1856 under to presidency of Carlos Lopez. It was one of the very first in the Americas. English engineers were bought over to supervise the works and by 1861 tracks had been laid as far as the town of Trinidad, 4km from...
by Simon | Mar 9, 2020 | History
Every year in Paraguay the 15th August is one of the countries largest and most important national holidays. It marks the anniversary of the founding of Asunción. On the 15th August 1537 Juan de Salazar y Espinosa would have been quite unaware that the settlement he...
by Simon | Mar 7, 2020 | History
The flag of Paraguay as any school child in the land will tell you is red, white and blue. Beyond that though it is also unique in the world in that it is different on both sides and is also one of the oldest. The design of the flag with it’s three horizontal...
by Simon | Jan 30, 2020 | History
98km from Asunción and 4km outside the town of Caraguatay is the Paraguayan naval museam at Vapor Cue. It is final resting place for the remains of the Paraguayan fleet abandoned at the end of the War of the Triple Alliance in the late 19th century. Although Paraguay...
by Simon | Jan 28, 2020 | History
Sitting on the outskirts of the town of Paraguari is the old abandoned train station. It was not always out on the edge of town but after being closed for more than 100 years the town has had ample time to shift it’s focus from rail to road. The railways of...
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