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Illegal immigrants

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June 22nd 2010
Asuncion was once the centre of the Spanish administration in South America.  It lost its way and a large proportion of its population when it took on Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil at the same time but we were drawn by days of old so we took our second trip out of Argentina to Brazil and on to Paraguay without so much as an "oi, tudo bem" on the way through.  As the bus driver flew past immigra ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Asunciòn

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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