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Things I've learnt in Asunción - 16 Feb 2011

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February 16th 2011
A few photos from Valentines Day - in the Sheraton Hotel darling, all very posh but much cheaper than last year when I splashed out on a flight from London to Paraguay! I don't like being overtaken on the pavement by a motorbike...it riles me to be honest. The water company does exist...which shocked me because there is now no explanation as to why the pipe outside my house is ... 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