The Chaco-late Wars

Paraguay & The Pantanal - July 2007

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July 20th 2007
After a month of hard graft at Iguazu Falls, I took early retirement and escaped across the border into Paraguay. Iguazu Falls and the rivers that feed her are on a triple frontier splitting Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. By entering Paraguay it also meant I had completed the gringo bingo full house of Latin American countries. (Again, in my book Suriname is not truly Latino, being a former Dutch ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Concepcion

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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