Sleeping with the lights on...and other scary stories to tell in broad daylight
November 2nd 2008 Greetings to each and every one of you on this fine November afternoon. It is the day after Halloween and I am not in the least bit feeling the effects of last night. That is quite a strange thought as I have spent my last 4 Halloweens in Madison, but the holiday is thought of in a much different way in Paraguay. They don’t call it Halloween (Día de las brujas), there are no costumes, no par
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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 
