the back streets of Cuidad del Este

4 countries in a day

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November 10th 2009
Today was always going to be a bit of a nothing day as we were shipping out in the evening, so after wandering into town to get my first dvd burned I found an acai for breakfast and wandered back to the hotel; 7 of us had elected to go to Paraguay for a couple of hours - an illicit border raid, if you will as we didn't get the passport stamps. Customs was just a chap sitting under a tree.. The c ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Ciudad del Este

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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