In Preparation for Caacupé 2011
What with supermarket aisles full of Christmas decorations and street corners dotted with nativity scene ready miniature mangers is it clear the...
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...
Paraguayan Ice
In Paraguay most ice is in bar, not cube, form. Plastic bags are filled with water and frozen into foot-long cylindrical...
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...
Itos & Azos
Paraguay is a relatively inexpensive country to live in, especially if you're coming from the US or Europe. However if...
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...
Fresh Milk – Leche Fresca
A friend I made in Paraguay recently spent some time in India. Looking at her photos I was struck by...
Strawberries! – ¡Frutillas!
This week´s post is short and sweet. To foriegners from places where the winter is truly unforgiving Paraguayan winter is...
The Multifaceted Guava – La Guayaba Multifacética
In many parts of the world guava is considered an exotic fruit, available only in specialty stores. In Paraguay guavas...
¡Carnaval!
Time to grab your glitter, beer, and dancing shoes, it´s Carnaval season! Don´t know much about Carnaval? In a nutshell...
