Me at the junta

Eye-opening experience...Week 4: July 13-20

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July 20th 2011
Week 4: July 13 - July 20 My fourth week started with a bang! I finished translating the USAID document in a 12-hour work day! In the middle of that day, we visited another junta (water board) in Posta Ybyraro, a town about 30 minutes outside of Asuncion. This junta is much more developed compared to the three juntas I visited on my second day in Paraguay. They serve a larger population, have ... 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