The Paraguay/ Brazil Border

June 8th 2006
This is my only picture from Ciudad del Este and there is a reason for that. Even though we had been told not to go there by some people, and others told us it was the Taiwan of Latin America (a good place to buy cheap electronics) so we should go there, we decided that we wanted to see a little bit of Paraguay. Even though we got out alive and with all of our possessions, it was not a very good i ... read more

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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

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Ken Kruse

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Hi All, I'm changing my intro. a little bit again. If you're reading this and you don't know me, I am a student at Arizona State (studying Sociology, Political Science, Gender Studies, and Spanish) who had a little must-get-out moment and decided the best way to do that would be to do study abroad for a year. But in four different places. SO.... Finished my studies abroad in Chile and China, and more than halfway through in Singapore. I'm basically done towards the end of November, then I go to Northern Vietnam and Laos for a week, the Philippines for a week, Tokyo for several days, Senegal... full info

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