Yes grows very easily and very quickly. That part of the country seemed to be full of plantations

Isn’t the eucalyptus very easy to plant and grow? Could be very recent. These plantations are becoming almost as ubiquitous as soya.

Speaking of nature, I’m planning a 2023 return trip mainly for nature and things tied to natural wonders. That would include Salto Cristal, which isn’t too far away from you. Have you been? Recently? What did you think?

Also thinking about the San Rafael Nature Preserve.

And out east to Saltos del Monday, as well, of course of the Iguazu Falls, dam and area, but even the small Acaray Dam, too.

Looking into early March 2023. What has been your experience with rain at that time?

I quite agree. Far too much native forest has been ripped up by overseas concerns for agriculture. Or even worse cleared of trees to sell for timber and then abandoned.

In centuries past in the UK the sheep was spoken of as the great devourer of land and people. Now it is soya that does that. Nasty stuff.

The property i visited seemed to have the largest area of woodland still standing. Everyone for miles around was just eucalyptus and cattle.

As for the Germans. They come in their droves. But with the long establish colonys it is not surprising that Paraguay is somewhere that Germans wishing to get away from Europe head.

While in Paraguay in late April 2022 I ran into two different German women at the Hotel Palmaroga in their mid- 20s looking into buying property in Paraguay and wanting citizenship. They both expressed concerns about the ongoing war in Ukraine. Of course, many other Germans reportedly coming to Paraguay over the past year or so to escape COVID vaccination. Continuing a history of German emigration to Paraguay.