Oh think twice,its just another day for Dicki C in Paraguay (and Chris and Bradley too,doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo) January 20th 2008 (Gravely sounding voice narrates) Last time on Darrens blog.....our intrepid heroes had survived a bus trip of epic proportions, gone toe to toe with mansize cockroaches and lost half a stone of body weight sweating in the jungle!
Now they face a new challenge as they arrive in Santa Cruz, deep in the south of Bolivia.....what lies in wait for them?
Well as it turns out, not an awful lot. S ... read more
South America » Paraguay » Asunciòn 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