Paraguay from every angle
Life, culture, landscapes. All that is Paraguay, and my life here
Paraguayan Handicrafts
Traditional handicrafts are an ideal souvenir of almost any country. Paraguay is not exception. The handicrafts of Paraguay have long tradition. Most dating back to the Spanish colonial period and some further back still. Whilst many are these days made purely as...
Refreshing summer waters
Paraguay is a land of great rivers. Wherever there are large rivers there must be smaller rivers that feed into them. These in turn receive the waters of numerous streams that drain the land. The result of this is that Paraguay has a multitude of small fresh water...
Accommodation at the English School
As I headed out to Paraguay to join the English school in the countryside outside Piribebuy I knew the living quarters would not be plush custom built dormitories. One of the requested pieces of equipment was a tent. So I was neither surprised or concerned to find...
English Week in the English School
During the course of the English School we had a number of special events. These gave the children a break from week after week of English lessons. Additionally they gave them something exciting to keep their attention on the English School. One of these events was...
Buses of rural Paraguay
There are to be seen in Paraguay modern two story coaches. These however are generally to be found making long distance trips across the country. Everywhere else public transport is supplied by a much older fleet of vehicles. The bus network in Paraguay is extensive....
Botanical Gardens, Asuncion
Asuncion is a city full of green spaces. One of the largest of which is the Botanical Gardens. These sit on the northern edge of the city and are connected to the center of Asuncion by the Avenida Artigas. This runs from the gates of the Botanical Gardens directly...
Bringing my possessions from England
I had been living in Paraguay for several years before I finally got round to getting my possessions sent over from England. Until that time they had all been sitting boxed up in a Bedfordshire storage unit. Accordingly despite having first come to Paraguay as an...
Farming in Paraguay
There are large mechanized farms in Paraguay but much of the countries farming is still done on family owned smallholdings. Paraguay is still to a large degree a rural country with many people working on the land rather than in its towns. Across the land there are to...
Clearing the dead wood
Yesterday I had a visit from a man and his chainsaw. He had come to cut down and turn into logs and firewood a couple of my old dead trees. I did not have to track him down or organize the work as that had all been done by my neighbour. he had actually come to cut...