At the ruins

Paraguay Is It So Hard To Get Good Travel Advice 'Round Here?!

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October 30th 2011
We left a stormy Santa Cruz early in the morning and after a bag search (everyone gets searched) and a little scratch for Stuart's guitar we board our flight and before we know it we are in Asuncion. We spent the next few days enjoying the pool, the weather, tea of courtesy and the plazas in Asuncion. We also visited the train museum, which was the original building for the old train statio ... 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