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San Bernadino

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November 8th 2010
What a lovely day! 😊 Last weekend Jose and I went on a random, spontaneous trip to San Bernadino, a little holiday town about 45 minutes outside of Asunción on the edge of Lake Ypacarai (pronounced: Ee-pak-a-ra-ee). At this time of the year, San Bernadino is a quiet, tranquil kind of place, however in the summer it is the hang out of Asunción's rich. There are huge houses lining many of ... read more

South America » Paraguay

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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