Country Info
- Asuncion
- Capital
- Guarani (PYG)
- Currency
- 5,734,139
- Population
- PY
- Country Code
Paraguay Slideshow
Paraguay
Travel Blogs from Paraguay
What is a Spanish Pirates favorite Cultivo?
Arrrrveja! (cultivo=crop and arveja=peas) I make these jokes up. That's how good I am (and how much time I have on my hands). So whats new? I updated my Send Me Things list. Why? Well, I moved. My almost 11 month stint ...
Yeah, I'm still here.
As I stated, yes, I'm still here. Theres just nothing to report. Its hot. To pass January, myself and my neighbor PCVs hosted 2day Environmental Summer Camps for the kiddies. Yes, I worked with kids... again. We did the same ...
even voor het juiste aantal landen
In Paraguay drinken ze de mate koud, aangevuld met genezende kruiden, hele bijzondere... munt, citroengras, rozemarijn, etc maar zij schijnen wel te weten waar het goed voor is ...
A new Year
... ' ability to buy seeds is often a major factor prohibiting the start of soil and water conservation projects here in Paraguay. Many volunteers, including myself, currently buy seeds with their own money to make seed loans to farmers while requesting that ...
breath shake and sweat.
Mba ´chaipa ha nde My guarani repeat lesson for the day... Yerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsa, I´m back with another update, so soon you ask... Well, after our lesson ayer I went for a quick refreshing cerveza, solo una, nada mas, con mi grupo and left my ...
day2
i know you all love sending me mail, so i wanted to let you know my address is exactly the same... only difference is it must say PCV not PCT...now that I am the big time volunteer...ha. life is good down here in the south, dangerously close to ...
Jamie's birthday in Paraguay
... early lunch. We meandered our way through the quaint cobbled streets, the colonial houses belonging to the rich and famous of Paraguay added to a very tranquil atmosphere. The occasional glimpse of the beautiful lake and a little sunshine lead to a very ...
loneliness
... my departure for Paraguay I tried to prep myself mentally for heaps of things.... language, food, heat....figuring out where the hell Paraguay was... But I also figured I´d have to deal with being fairly lonely a good portion of the time. I´m not ...
Das größte Wasserkraftwerk der Erde
... - das größte Wasserkraftwerk der Erde. Haben wir uns dann natürlich auch gleich noch angeschaut.Das Kraftwerk versorgt ganz Paraguay mit Strom und immerhin rund 20 Prozent des riesigen Brasiliens.Vor Ort ist alles sehr auf modern getrimmt. Man sieht, ...
Arriival in Asuncion , Fin and Paraguay wedding!!!
We arrived in Asuncion and were met by the happy couple who took us to our Hotel. ...
Crash after crash after crash.
... pizza ever- complete with a huge tub of icecream afterwards for less than £5) told us that it was the safest place in Paraguay because everyone is armed! Apparently you could leave your car open on the side of the road and return one hour later to find ...
follow up to other one...
ok. so i am back. that went through. i am writing so much now because this is the first time that i am at this internet spot without my siblings, usually they come and climb on me, kiss me, pull my hair, bite me, click the mouse, close out emails adn say ...
Another week of life in Paraguay...
Hoy us un buen dia para todo ser vivo! ...translated...of course, it's my favorite phrase to say...Today is a great day to be alive! My language teachers just think that is the greatest quote! Greetings people back home in the good ole USA! I ...
one week down
I´ve opened this page a few times in recent days but I am just too whelmed about what I want to say... I¨ll give it a shot! I arrived to site last Tuesday evening, so looks like I have been here just a week...unreal... Some ...
A Few Days in Paraguay
... , set among this vast expanse of green countryside... it certainly set the imagination rolling. Travelling by bus in Paraguay was an experience. I had read that only 10% of the country´s roads are paved... I hadn´t ...
Am I in the Midwest or Paraguay???
... settlers were Spanish, Italian and German in this area and it really looks like a combination of that. Overall, I'm really enjoying Paraguay and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trip to continue seeing these rural areas. Did I mention how ...
Jesuiting it up in the land of churches
... bus that took us over the border into Paraguay with no fuss and for only 5 pesos each. Instantly in Encarnacion (the Paraguay border town) you could feel the difference between Argentina and Paraguay. We were back to busy, dirty street markets and found ...
Hot Feet
I am in the very slow, yet tranquil process of uploading a few more pictures. I plan on having some interesting and new ones soon... I am off on an adventure this Saturday morning, which I will know more about tomorrow. Essentially, I am ...
Back for training...
Okay...I know it has been a while since my last update. Let's see...I survived this past week back in Guarambare for our first IST (In-Service Training). They call this one our Reconnect since it's our first time back with our whole G ...
Snartur til Paraguay
Tok turen over i dag 16.7. Vi tok drosje og det var enkelt å komme over. Stedet er helt surrealistisk med handleboder og kjøpesentre så langt øye kan se. Masse elektonikkartikkler billig. Så seriøse ut også. Stedet var preget av STOR trafikk og ...
Foz do Iguacu
... another. No stop signs or lights. The falls were very cool. The falls lie on the border of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The Argentinean side is the best to see so that is where I went. The park is just a massive network ...
howdy
... skirt, flops and a tank in Asuncion bargaining with scalpers on the streets of Asuncion in hopes of getting a decently priced ticket to the Paraguay Brasil soccer game coming up in a few weeks... the tickets sold out in a few hours, my bus 6 hours south ...
The happenings
... leave my community with out being able to say goodbye and no idea if I'd be returning. Scary stuff. In other news, Paraguay weathers has been extremely hormonal lately. Last week it was almost 100 on Wed by Friday morning it was 40. ...
To the States and Back
I promised so many people I'd post a new blog. I've been in the city for a couple days now, but haven't done it... now its late and I don't want to. So I'm going to make it short. First, I had a fabulous trip to the states. I want to ...