Hotel Boggiani II
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Rio to Paraguay
... sight they were! And we got very wet! The next day we went to see the Itaipu dam! Not quite as breath taking as the falls and I think both me and Rose had very mixed feelings about them! They were built on indigenous land and destroyed a lot of wildlife and apparently some falls to give Iguazú a run for their money! The next day it was time to go to the Argentinian side of the falls. This was a more close up view of them and again we got very wet but ...
A rainy morning!!!
... only a short while later the rain ceased and within minutes the roads and pavements were completely dry again - like us! Caroline had arranged for a Paraguayan lady, Christina, to show our friends how Nanduti lace is made, and to bring us some of the work done by her family. It is beautiful lace and I believe it's possible to see how it is made on You Tube - at least it was at one time - and well worth a look. We then had a meal with Caroline ...
Almost to the Jungle
... twice - I now understand why this place felt so different from the other places I've been.
Paraguay is not a popular tourist destination for Europeans or Americans. So before now every other accent I heard was American, in every hostel from Buenos Aires to Patagonia. Now I'm pretty much alone. Being out of a major city, less people speak English and being non-Latino is far more obvious.
But there's an upside to a lack of tourists and foreign money: crime ...
Transit
... route, et prend l'eau de partout (le supplice de la goutte!)... On met donc un peu plus de temps que prévu pour arriver en Bolivie.
On passe la frontière où de chaque côté l'ambiance est plutôt militarisée (la Bolivie a des antécédents avec tous ses voisins, ce qui lui a valu de perdre toutes les guerres et la moitié de son territoire). La route s'améliore parfois (un morceau de route au milieu de nul part) et reste très belle.
Adieu Parguay, bienvenue en Bolivie!
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Unknown Asuncion *
... br> many poor people squatt there and hoke in rubbish bins for food.
Anything. They make tents out of dirty bin bags and live in total
poverty. You can walk past easily, but I felt ...
Location
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