Paraguay-Ciudad del Este y Asuncion 038

Paraguay: Into the Great Unknown

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May 27th 2011
Last night we got hammered at the hostel. We made dinner, a large helping of rib eye steak which Brett grilled up on the parilla and Andrea made a lovely salad full of veggies and a fruit salad for dinner. It was one of the most well balanced meals I have had in a while, however all the healthiness of it got cancelled out by what happened afterwards…We drank probably 8 bottles of wine between fo ... 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