Paraguay from every angle
Life, culture, landscapes. All that is Paraguay, and my life hereVapor Cue. Naval museam
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...
A slow train to nowhere across Paraguay
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 Paraguay...
Paraguari, a Paraguayan market town
Situated 66km from Asunción stands the market town of Paraguari. In addition to serving as a retail and business hub for the surrounding districts it is also the county town of the department also named Paraguari. Sitting on the main road to Asunción it is idealy...
Caacupe. The religious center of Paraguay
Sitting in the hill country 54km from Asunción is Caacupe the religious center of the country. It is the country town of the department of Cordillera and so in addition to its religious duties it is also a business and shopping hub for the surrounding countryside The...
Piribebuy, touristic Paraguayan country town
Sitting in the hills about 80km from Asunción is the small town of Piribebuy. The town was founded in 1640 and has as it center piece on a grassy plaza a fine old church dating from the foundation of the town. Surrounding the plaza there still remain several...
Asunción, the capital of the nation
Sitting on the east bank of the Rio Paraguay stands Asunción, the capital of Paraguay and by far it's largest city. The city was founded in 1537 when a more peaceful unriver sight was saught following native attacks on the recently founded Buenos Aires. Travelling...
Moving to Paraguay from England
By mid 2004 the teaching project had come to an end and after a bit of sightseeing around South America I headed back to England. There was not much of a plan as to what to do next other than not returning to the bank. Back in England it was good to catch up with all...
Teaching in Paraguay
Once I had arrived in Paraguay I could get to grips with what I had come here to do, teaching children English. From the capital once everyone had caught their breaths we relocated 80km into the interior where the project was to be set up. The chosen location was the...
How I came to Paraguay
Relocating from England to Paraguay is probably neither the most common nor obvious way of moving abroad so it would help if I explained a little of how it came about. Back in the later part of the last century there I was filling the days working in an English bank....