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.
February 16th 2008South America » Paraguay » Chaco I went to the town of Filadelfia. I could probably end my blog entry with that.
This is a town in the Chaco region which was formed by Mennonite Germans in northern Paraguay. Canadian Germans and o ... [full story]
January 13th 2008South America » Paraguay » Chaco We verlaten het vlakke Paraguay en vertrekken met de nachtbus richting Bolivia: we zijn bijna in de bergen! De bus wordt volgeladen met taksvrije goederen uit Ciudad del Este, waarmee de busmaatschapp ... 6 photos[full story]
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