Cecilia Asuncion
Estados Unidos 341 Asuncion, 2251, Paraguay
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Gregory and I ventured into a few slum type areas, some close to the city centre, but one also by the football stadium. One
of the saddest aspects was bang in the city centre, at ...
Monopoly money and the problems of Paraguay
... it might be the only time we ever had a million in any currency, so for a short time we were both millionnaires - and completely confused. What didnt help the situation was the fact that the coins worth thousands had mill written on them. Naturally we thought they were worth millions! It was like using monopoly money!!
Fortunately it was just after becoming millionnaires that we met Win, a German travel journalist with an aptitute for languages ...
My Acrobatic Afternoon Walk
... down Portillo, thankful that this was a quieter street, evoking less water spray.
Yet my journey was not yet over, for there was an upcoming (albeit small) intersection, and the water was rushing across it with no signs of even a semi-dry crossing. Flummoxed, I turned right, away from my intended direction, hoping to find a dryer opportunity a little down the road. To my encouragement I managed to find a spot where, if my calculations were correct, I might ...
Cerro Lambare
Today Guillermo took me around the city on a bit of a tour.
We started at the Cerro Lambare region of the city, with big statue in honour of Chief Lambaré; Indian leader at the time of the Spanish Colony.
Then we made our ...
Out and about in Asuncion
... some few kms away. The border crossing itself was easy as and on the Argentina side they did not even look at our photo page, just stamped away. From Paraguay border it was a $1.50 bus ride some 30km to the capital Asuncion. We stayed in a great new little hostel in town and had a 10 bed dorm to our selves for $10 each. An hour back in time meant it got dark very quickly so we hit the city centre for a bite ...



