Return to album listParaguay 2011
Flying Air Canada from Toronto to Sao Paulo
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Blueberry pancakes prior to landing.
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Our connecting flight on TAM to Asuncion with a stop in Ciudad del Este
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Sao Paulo stretches to the horizon.
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Our digs in Asuncion. Hotel La Española.
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One of the few eating establishments open in downtown Asunción on the weekennd.
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Deserted streets in Asunción. It is Sunday and everyone is in the ‘burbs.
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My first real meal in Paraguay: Ñoquís (gnocci) with tomato sauce and cheese and a fresh OJ on the side.
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Palacio de Gobierno, Asuncion, Paraguay
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Asunción skyline
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A truckload of chipa, the much-loved cheese bread eaten across Paraguay.
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A busy street near Mercado 4 in Asuncion
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…and horses having a snack right in the middle of it all.
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All city buses are driving with reckless abandon. I’m certain these guys could give Indian bus drivers a run for their money!
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Last night out in Asunciion: a fancy dinner at El Bolsi. Dinner for two, with drinks for under $25! I had a beef filet.
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C is for chipa. On the way to San Bernardino.
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Aisle surfing like a boss. This bus was easy, there was added headroom so that I could standup straight! Possible downside: skull getting crushed when the bus rolls over.
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The resort in San Ber was a good mile or so from the bus stop.
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Beer o´clock in San Ber.
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The scenic shoreline of Lake Ypacaraí
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Deadly looking waterslide at the resort pool.
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Chef Ryan hard at work. Peanut and guayaba sandwiches.
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Lake Ypacari at San Bernardino
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Sunset on the lake.
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Our digs in San Ber.
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Our ride to Ybycuí
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Beer o´clock in Ybycuí. Not much else to do.
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Obtaining some street meat. Dogs filled with hope.
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Meat on a stick and sopa paraguaya
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A nice couple from Ita, Paraguay who were headed to the park to camp gave us a lift.
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Remains of what was once Paraguay´s largest iron foundry. La Rosada.
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The national park at Ybycuí has some big bugs!
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Some teamwork required on the hike to Salto Guaraní
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Salto Guaraní. (No doubt the first of way too many waterfalls on this RTW trip!)
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Ants being ants.
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Red dirt is everywhere in Paraguay
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One of the only pictures I managed to get of the big blue butterflies at the park.
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La mariposa está volando
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Dinner at the hospedaje. Steak with onions, rice, an egg plus salad and bread. Approx $4.
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Somebody wants some of my steak!
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Tough call in this race.
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Or not
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Happy bus driver!
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Paraguayan plains
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More aisle surfing!
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Later we scored a sweet upgrade. The wooden stool next to the baño.
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Overpriced hotel room in Encarnación. $50 due to the Carnival (which was later cancelled)
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El baño. Special note: hot water on tap! No electric showerhead heaters here.
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The main plaza in Encarnación
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Super pancho
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This is about as far as you get with most Paraguayan internet connections.
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Chipa lady
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Trinidad: Jesuit missions near Encarnación.
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Lunch at Patio de Comidas in Encarnación. Steak and salad for under $5.
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Crossing the Río Paraná to Posadas, Argentina
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Lots of traffic on the bridge.
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