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Asunción, Paraguay
December 10, 2024
Asunción, Paraguay, my second visit to this city, the capital of Paraguay. I wrote quite a lot about Asunción in May 2023 after my first visit, so this time I the blog for Asunción will be shorter. First, it's raining. On and off all day, each day, so my chances of exploring more of the city have been quite limited. Also, the charger thing for my laptop computer died so I had to spend a good chunk of one morning looking for a laptop service shop that had a replacement charger. Then, I spent more time walking around looking for a loundry service. So those two tasks ate up half of my first day here. The remainder of the day was a washout due to the constand drizzly rain.
Read MoreFiladelfia, Paraguay
July 5, 2023
Filadelfia, Paraguay, has a population of about 20,000. Filadelfia is a relatively new town—it was founded in August of 1931. The town is considered to be one of the safest in Paraguay.
Read MoreConcepción, Paraguay
July 3, 2023
Villa Real de la Concepción (Concepción), Paraguay, has a population of about 89,000. This small city sits on the edge of the Paraguay River, seperated from it by a low dike. The riverside has not been developed though there is a short section of 'costenera' (malecon, boardwalk) but it is nothing special, being old and obviously unappreciated by the city.
Read MoreYby Yaú, Paraguay
July 1, 2023
Yby Yaú, Paraguay, has a population of about 36,000. The town is quite new in regard to its founding—in 1984, it was declared a district. That's it, the end. I looked at both the city government website and the Wikipedia and that is the extent of historical information. A district is not a town or a city. From what I've discovered, a village becomes a district (or vice versa), then it is decreed a town, then it is decreed a city. At any rate, I found this description on a mining organization website: "Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work." I got a chuckle out of that, it seems they also don't know what to refer to this place as.
Read MoreAtyrá, Paraguay
June 30, 2023
Atyrá, Paraguay, has a population of about 17,000. The town was founded in October, 1538 by Domingo Martínez de Irala. The original name of the town was Atyhá. Before it was founded it was a Guaraní village. Guaraní are indigenous people in this part of the world. The founding of the town took place in the shade of seven Yvapovó plants. The location was a meeting place for the people living in the area, hence the name Atyhá.
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I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.
I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.