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Observing Paraguay's Presidential Elections: Learn more at my new blog.
I'm no longer writing on this site, but in case anyone hasn't updated their automatic feed, please join me at my new blog location to learn more about Paraguay's critical elections happening on April 20 and the fallout… -
Paraguay Today: International Arms Trade Alive & Well
Viktor Bout, the Tajikistan-born ex-Russian military arms dealer who was caught doing who-knows-what in Thailand (meeting with the North Koreans? buying Chinese arms from the Burmese? getting some sun?) seems to have had… -
Social Deviance and Paraguay Today: Following Up On Two Herbs
I keep getting hits from people searching for something that leads them to my entry on mate cocido, which is about yerba mate, an herb that people drink in the Southern Cone and Lebanon/Syria (and now in the global North… -
Paraguay Today: Brazil willingly accepts Paraguayan wheat and weed.
Brazilian Jailbird Maintains Control of Paraguayan Pot (my title) Beira-Mar maintains the empire and the [infra]structure for narcotrafficking in Paraguay. (abc.com.py's title) The confessed Brazilian narcotrafficker… -
Paraguay Today: Naples' Trash is Paraguay's Treasure?
Have you been following the waste crisis in Napoli? Apparently, they've decided to set a former police chief to the task of getting rid of the accumulating 100,000 tons of filth in the streets... A situation that's gott… -
Paraguay Today: Argentina loves Paraguayan soy.
News of the day from Paraguay (I wish that didn't rhyme). Again, all translation is mine. From La Nación: Argentina is the principal market for Paraguayan soy Among a total of 15 destination countries for Paraguayan s… -
Paraguay Today: Grenade Found in Anti-Dictatorship Activist's House
(A hopefully daily dose of important news about that South American country we don't hear much about.) From the press, as translated by me: "Military-Grade Grenade Found in House An undetonated military-grade granade… -
Points for Sarcasm: "As a Christmas Gift, Brazil Closes Customs and Detains Paraguayan Corn"
This from www.abc.com.py, the website of one of Paraguay's largest newspapers: Como regalo de Navidad, Brasil cierra una aduana y detiene maíz paraguayo La Receita Federal de Brasil entregó a Paraguay un regalo de Na… -
Paraguay may be called the Paradise of mice and dormice.
.... An innumerable host of dormice not unfrequently came thronging from the southern parts of Buenos-Ayres, filled the fields, garners, and houses of Tucuman, and laid waste every thing. The swam across rivers without f… -
My First Paraguayan Email Scam... Aww....
I just got this in my inbox. I'm a little choked up. Dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.Presently i'm in Para…
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