San Bernardino
Set away from Asuncion in the hills, San Ber is now the getaway spot for escaping the heat. The town was founded by 5 German families in 1811. Here I am by Lago Yparacai, just across from Aregua. The town is one of those typical beach towns, with jet ski rentals, trendy pubs and restaurants...but when I was there, no one else was! Many people from Asuncion own houses there and hire a caretaker to live there year-round.
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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]
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] Blog: Paraguay deserves more love...
Date: December 22nd 2006
...than I gave it. Looking back at what I wrote and the pictures I posted yesterday, I see that I---unintentionally---painted a very bleak picture of Paraguay. I didn't realize it yesterday but, really, I think it was just that a) I didn't have many pictures, due to the rain, and the ones I had negatively depict the country 2) the rainy day gave me the blues and c) I didn't have time to really ... read more
Date: December 22nd 2006
...than I gave it. Looking back at what I wrote and the pictures I posted yesterday, I see that I---unintentionally---painted a very bleak picture of Paraguay. I didn't realize it yesterday but, really, I think it was just that a) I didn't have many pictures, due to the rain, and the ones I had negatively depict the country 2) the rainy day gave me the blues and c) I didn't have time to really ... read more
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Che, I love Argentina! Now my time is almost up, so I'm topping it off with a beautiful journey...Come along! ... full info
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