Monthly Archives: April 2019

Echoes of the past – Para-why? – part 2

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The past is always present. While Paraguay has little impact on the world or even regional stage in the 21st century, at one time it was a regional power. Its history as an independent nation begins when Captains Pedro Juan …

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Echoes of the past – Para-why?

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We awoke early Monday morning and set out in our little van to cross the border from Brazil into Paraguay. Traffic thickened and slowed to a crawl as we approached the border in Foz do Iguaçu but we had an …

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Two days in Big Water – part 3 – the Argentine side

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No crying for me. Sunday in Argentina. In some ways, Sunday was similar to Saturday and in others different. The first difference was that, returning to the falls, we had to cross an international border. However, this must be so …

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Two days in Big Water – part 2 – the legend and the Brazilian side

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The Abá (Guaraní). Guaraní is the common term used to identify the people indigenous to the area in and around Iguaçu. It’s generally believed that they are culturally related to the Tupi who settled in the Amazon rainforest around 900 …

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Two days in Big Water

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If this blog was something other than a vanity project, this entry would likely be the shortest in its history. It would read something like this: We left Rio Saturday morning, took the two-hour flight to Foz do Iguaçu, left …

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