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This post was inspired by the cinematic debut of " Latas Vacías ," a Paraguayan movie (shot in Coronel Oviedo) about the...
How to make chipa
Another year, another Semana Santa, another chance to spend a day up to your elbows in “kure ñandy”(pig fat). Here’s...
A Month of Skinny Cows and Caña – A Month of Skinny Cows and...
August is traditionally considered to be a month of bad luck in Paraguay. It is the end of winter and people's...
Curing a Paraguayan hangover
Yerón
“Yerón” is Paraguay's most popular over the counter hangover remedy. In fact, many people use the word "yerar" as slang for...
Strawberries! – ¡Frutillas!
This week´s post is short and sweet. To foriegners from places where the winter is truly unforgiving Paraguayan winter is...
Paraguay Photoblogs – Paraguayan Photoblogs
When you think of Paraguay what images pop into your head? For some it may be a landscape of flowering lapacho...
Cold in Guarani
There's nothing like drinking something nice cold beverage on a hot day, right? Ahhhhhhhh. Water, tereré, juice, beer, whatever your hydration of...
Paraguayan Ice
In Paraguay most ice is in bar, not cube, form. Plastic bags are filled with water and frozen into foot-long cylindrical...
Surviving the Heat without A / C – How to Survive the Heat without...
Ahh, air conditioning. It is a blessed thing, especially during the summer. Although it may seem like an absolute necessity there are...
