by Simon | Sep 4, 2020 | History
Government Palace or Palacio de Gobierno is located in the historic center of Asuncion. It remains a functioning government building being both the seat of government and the official office of the president. It is a large graceful Neo Classical building built in the...
by Simon | Sep 1, 2020 | Nature
All across Paraguay brilliantly coloured butterflies fly. A day never passes without a few crossing my path. In their many sizes and colours they are a common sight all across the land. Perhaps surprisingly considering their obvious attractions the diversity of...
by Simon | Aug 30, 2020 | History
The Cathedral of Asuncion is located in the historic center of Asuncion. It has given its name to the district of La Catedral in which it sits. The full official title of the cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. Catedral Metropolitana...
by Simon | Aug 27, 2020 | Landscape
The rocks that underlie central South America are on the whole stable and ancient. These rocks know as craton represent old stable continental crust that has remained unaltered through eons. As might be expected though this does not represent the full story. Here in...
by Simon | Aug 24, 2020 | Landscape
Some may consider winter in Paraguay to be a mere technical term. Something marked on the calendar. However there are days when it is truly cold. The months from June to August are considered to be winter. For much of the time the weather does remain warm and sunny....
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