| | | | | Paraguay | Latitude: -25.26667 S Longitude: -57.66667 W Capital: Asuncion | | | | | | | | Travel in Paraguay A total of 7 members have visited 7 locations in Paraguay. Together they have written 4 travel stories and uploaded 40 pictures from Paraguay. Last visit in Paraguay was made 2009-10-19 by travelalex who was in Encarnacion. Have you been to Paraguay? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
| | | Short introduction to Paraguay
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 won from Bolivia. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER was overthrown in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been held since then.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Paraguay  | The Land Of Corruption and Cheap Electrical Goods | | “Eh… you go Paraguay, cheap electrical good no?” um, actually we’re going to see the UNESCO world heritage site of the Jesuit Ruins of Trinidad “Oh…” the gruff Argentinean seemed dejected by our respo... |
| | | |  | An Unexpected Heatwave | | Why is Asuncion, Paraguay hotter than the Australian outback in the middle of summer. Why is this dusty capital, sitting at around 25 degrees south, hotter than the Caribbean islands or Panama or Rio ... |
| | | |  | Chilean desert to the Falls of Brazil | | 29th January 2003. From Santiago we headed north. Around ten hours later we arrived early morning in Copiapo, a dry and dusty town along the main northern highway. We ended up marooned there until 3... |
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