Paraguay Stories


Gesuit Ruins

29/04/2010 DAY 103 Went to Paraguay for a couple of days to see the Gesuit ruins (least visited world heritage site of S America) we were the only people there which was really cool. Apart from the ruins I didnt really like Paraguay (prefered it to Oz though!!) as my card was rejected again! And coming back from the ruins we had to wait for a bus fo...


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 response “you buy cheap camera no?” no, ruins “ahaha… yes yes yes…” he rolls back and chuckles ”but you buy cheap electric too!” Every taxi driver in the cit...


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 or any place I´ve ever been? Why on earth is it 42 C here? These are very scientific questions that can only be answered correctly by expert meteorologists...


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 3.30am the following morning after a slight mix up over the onward bus tickets! This wouldn't have been such a problem other than the fact there is absolut...