capybara

dark days

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August 23rd 2006
The gleam of travel, or maybe just Paraguay has faded in the three days passed. And this week started with such promise. It was monday, we spent the morning hauling 20 pound bags of shit to spread evenly among the 4 new beds we had just dug. We stood proudly over the earth we had shaped with days of shoveling, chopping and hacking. We rinsed off and headed towards the neighbors to work bees. ... read more

South America » Paraguay

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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