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Watching the riot police train

Later that evening, I appeared in the background on the tv news!
The Paraguayan Connection

August 22nd 2009
"Let's meet early". Words of dread. Everyone has a different idea of what time they consider to be early. Inevitably it is always earlier than I´d like it to be. I cautiously replied, "How early is early?". James and I were having a cup of cocido (Paraguayan herbal tea) and a mbeju (floury pancake-like thing made from manioc which is cassava) in an Asuncion cafe with Nilsa, the sister of Mar ... read more
South America » Paraguay » Asunciòn

Paraguayan Flag 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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