The sky at night

Paraguay-oh-why

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April 2nd 2006
WAKEY WAKEY! Yes, we are now in Paraguay, where the temperature rarely dips below 35 deg. C (95 deg.F), and this tends to induce a certain torpor. And today being Sunday, all the shops and restaurants are closed, and the streets of the capital are deserted. Paraguay is a country I´ve wanted to visit ever since Adam went there in about 1970 when it was still a military dictactorship, and reporte ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Asunciòn

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In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70), Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated economically for the next half century. In the Chaco War of 1932-35, large, economically important areas were ... ... read more