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Returning to Paraguay
... bag (typical) and ended completely when I found myself with some sort of Paraguay-sickness that left me sleeping on my bathroom floor. (It wasn’t the worst of possible sicknesses, and I’m fully recovered).
I am living in Guarambaré, which is about 30 km from the Capitial city, Asuncion. The Peace Corps training center is located here, which is where I am working. It’s a small town with all the traditional elements of a Latin American town: ...
The many noises of Asuncion
... a patient driver. They even honk at buses that have stopped to pick up passengers.)
-"BOOM POP POP BOOM POP" (Fireworks being set off randomly in the evenings. Sometimes these coincide with soccer matches and sometimes I think they're just because.)
-"Chipa Guazu, chippita, chipaaaa! Chipa, chipa guazu chippita chipaaaaa." (Men with giant baskets of bread on their heads inviting us to partake for the small cost ...
My hostel...
... courtyard if you want to sit outside in the sun, and there is a free wi-fi connection too that you pick up in the courtyard, that is received from the restaurant next door!
The place is kept very clean and tidy, with the rooms cleaned every day, and the old lady that runs the place is very friendly.
You get tea and bread ...
The waiting game...
Well, back in Paraguay, and back to waiting again...
Job has had another weeks delay, so i'm just whiling away the time til the weekend when i will hopefully find out more news.
On the up side its another week of holiday for me, so no complaints on that front, although the dinero is almost gone and i need to get back to ...
100km in Paraguay
... front small shops with roll down doors that seemed quite thriving. Lots of new cars on the road – not all can be stolen from Brazil. Traffic was periodically crazy but mostly fine. Paul was enjoying driving in Paraguay. Even the first town we encountered seemed little more than an extension of Asuncion.
We stopped in town of Itaupa to walk around the square and the colonnaded shops. Class exam being held in the square by the church. Charming main ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking
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