Monument to the 75th anniversary of the founding of Filadelfia

The Chaco: the strange world of the Mennonite Colonies

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June 4th 2010
After a very short night bus from Asunción, I arrived at 4am in the city of Filadelfia, which is the largest settlement in the Mennonite Colonies that make up most of this area of Paraguay. The Mennonites are a Christian group which originated in Germany and Switzerland in the 16th century, but due to religious persecution had to flee to Russia, where they stayed until the Bolshevik Revolution i ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Chaco

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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