http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Paraguay en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:19 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:19 +0000 We didnt know much about Paraguay before we arrived. Most people travelling round seem to miss it off their itineries and guidebooks dont really list it as being a tourist hotspot. When chatting to a taxi driver in North Uruguay we told him we were going there and he laughed through his thick handlebar moustache peered out from under his beret and told us in spanish barely recognisable due http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/blog-781980.html 15th March 13 A short side trip to ParaguayToday we took the local bus across the border to Cuidad del Este in Paraguay well it seemed a shame to be so close and not go and have a look. Amazingly we got on the bus a few yards from our hotel and an hour later we were in a different country The journey should have only taken 30 minutes but the traffic was mad and made madder by six lanes try http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Ciudad-del-Este/blog-776175.html ParaguayMy rating 510Daily budget travel food and accommodation USD 60 39 poundsWhen 24 January 27 January 2013Base AsuncionMain sights Independence House Cultural Centre of the Republic Town Hall Railway Museum Pantheon of the HeroesRandom factsParaguay was the 1st country in South America to declare independence.Former dictator Dr Francia was so convinced everyone wanted to k http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/blog-771559.html The preliminary thing that lots of owners of apple iphone do whenever they have a new device is learning heading to jailbreak it. The reason is that great deals of advantages and benefits exist behind bars breaking an apple iphone. 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Putting that aside Paraguay was beautiful from the air. We could see fields of green http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Asunci-n/blog-764001.html De volgende ochtend pakken we samen met Johannes de bus naar Ponta Pora een plaatsje op de grens van Brazili naar Paraguay. De reis laat ons het platteland van Brazili zien uitgestrekte groene akkers met op de achtergrond licht glooiende heuvels. Tussen de akkers door staan af en toe piepkleine houten hutjes die bijna uit elkaar vallen. We kunnen het ons bijna niet voorstellen maar er blijk http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Asunci-n/Santisima-Trinidad/blog-762744.html Per Paragvaj keliauti neplanuoju bet bnant vos u keli kilometr bt gda neusukti. Michelis su sese mane atvea iki pasienio ir paleidia. Sako eik ten kur visi eina. O pasienyje i ryto eismas vyksta vien pus visi keliauja Paragvaj apsipirkti. Pasienyje kilometrins main eil kiti eina psti bet yra ir dar viena bent jau man nematyta alternatyva moto ta http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Ciudad-del-Este/blog-762478.html Paraguay Paraguay is a landlocked country in the heart of South America http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/blog-761701.html Leaving Buenos Aires I went on a road trip that would have me constantly reaching for my passport like a child into his Christmas stocking as I journeyed through Argentina Uruguay Argentina again Brazil Paraguay and then returned to Argentina.First was the Argentinian town of Tigre which sits on the delta of the Rio Plata meaning one of the key attractions is a boat ride through the delta to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Asunci-n/Bella-Vista-/blog-760506.html I was in Paraguay listening to the radio and talking on Skype with Li in China when a song came on the radio that he liked and that he could hear through Skype. 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We had a laugh togetherthe North American helping the Asian to work with the South American.Note on language in Paraguay Since I arrived in Asuncion I have ha http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Asunci-n/blog-756064.html The Chaco region of northern Paraguay has an abundance of interesting plants animals and birds. The most stunning creature I saw was a handsome pink flamingo flying overhead. Unfortunately I wasnt able take a photo. The salt lakes Riacho Yacare where herons flamingos and other birds flock is not too far off the highway. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Chaco/blog-755992.html Driving south on the TransChaco Highway I passed some vaqueros cowboys driving some cattle next to the road. They looked so happy doing their work that I had to stop and ask for photos. They agreed so I have pictures of real cowboys on a cattle drive in Paraguay. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Chaco/blog-755990.html Since I read the childrens book called Henrys Red Sea 1955 by Barbara Smucker as a youngster Ive been fascinated by the place where these refugees settled fleeing from Stalins cruelties and the terror of World War II. Mennonites settle many places and move again but one the strangest places where they made a community is in the Chaco Region of Paraguay. Its 250 miles into t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Chaco/blog-755866.html Today inAsuncinParaguay I got up with three goals to accomplish before setting off on the Trans Chaco Highway to the north. I wanted to get a driving map of Paraguay get cash out of an ATM and get a SIM card for the phone. I headed to the Shopping Sol center near the hotel and I accomplished one out of threeI found a map which can be quite difficult to do. 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Chalo confirmed to us that it is in f http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Chaco/blog-754291.html Crossing a border to a new country is always a little bit stressful even if you have done it hundreds of times. In the end it is all new starting with people and their attitude money that you have to change and get used to price levels and orientation. Little did we know about Paraguay except for the fact that it is by far the most unacknowledged by travelers part of South America. Information http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Encarnacion/blog-754290.html