Bolivian Border

Hell bus from Santa Cruz to Asuncion

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October 2nd 2012
Day 350 Tuesday 25th September We were woken by 3 ambulances and 2 fire trucks stopping outside our hotel something had happened across the road and it all looked very serious. The road was blocked off and people started moving their cars, after about 20 minutes paramedics emerged from the market area with one man on a stretcher who was conscious, so after all that thank good ... 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