Background: 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 won from Bolivia. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER was overthrown in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been held since then.
July 26th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn We arrived at Cricco“s house after the 21 hour journey from Buenos Aires to be greeted by his family with a full bbq set up ready to eat which was much appreciated from last weeks McDonalds binge! He ... [full story]
June 30th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn Hola!
Jaaha, missas sita oltiinkaan, kun viimeksi kirjoittelin..tais olla Peru ja Lima, okei lahdetaan siis sielta liikkeelle..vauhdilla ylitin Andit, pari paivaa per kaupunki ja taas toiseen, tavo ... [full story]
May 22nd 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn So, you'll never guess what I did on my first day in Asuncion. That's right, I went to a shooting range and learned how to shoot 3 different guns, including the type that the army and FBI use! I got t ... [full story]
April 23rd 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn Hello.
Where to start? I guess this is always the question. But now the question I“m facing is Where to go? It“s great traveling sans plans, but then whenever you are done somewhere, you have t ... [full story]
March 15th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn Moronnaas. Viimeksi jaatiin Foz do Iguazuun, ja olin aikeissa lahtea Brasilian puolen luonnonpuistoon. Hostellin henkilokunta kuitenkin sai ylipuhuttua meikan lahtemaan mukaan Argentiinan puolelle kun ... 4 photos[full story]
March 13th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn Day started with me going to the bus station to get my ticket to Sao Paulo. Puma bus was the only one that goes on friday. Bought my ticket and then walked back to posada to check route by bike to ... [full story]
March 11th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn I started the day deciding to get my Brazilian visa here instead of in the border town of Ciudad Este. I found the cousulate and had to prove to them that I was not going to sell my bike there, that ... [full story]
March 13th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn MY main object today is to decide if I will ride from Asuncion to Cuidad Este. I was told by the locals that this road is dangerous due to the traffic.
I had to see for my self, therefore, I took ... [full story]
January 19th 2008South America » Paraguay » Asunciņn Too much intake ... not enough elimination. One theory was a 24 hour bug ... NO. Another theory was food poisoning ... NO. And I do not get diahrrea!
Have never ever been so out of control of my b ... 5 photos[full story]
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