Paraguay

**Paraguay Travel Adventure** ===hello, welcome to the **country of Paraguay! Surrounded by Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia.** With a longitude of 58 degrees, 38'W, and a latitude of 27degrees, 18'S.Paraguay is a landlocked country that does not have any bodies of water around it, but don't back down from this vacation just because there is no oceans, because you will still have that tropical weather. Paraguay has a river called the Paraguay River that splits up the country into two regions, East Paraguay, known as Eastern Paraguay, or the Paraneña region. Also the Western region of Paraguay is called the Chaco. This separates and unifies the two regions because Eastern Paraguay (Paraneña) is reaching southward, and Western Paraguay stretches to the north, then Paraguay gets to experience tropical climates. In the summer it can be between 77 degrees to 104 degrees. ===

= = = = === When you travel to Paraguay you will experience a lot of culture. The language that is spoken is often times Spanish, and the language of Guarani. The population is a combination of Guarani Amerindian and Spanish. Guarani came from a few settlers from Paraguay that spoke the language.The currency is called Guarani. Guarani came from a group of settlers that spoke the language, they came to the eastern part of the country and the Paraguayan people started to use the language and follow their traditions. ===

[[image:guarani.jpg width="401" height="164" caption="Guarani Currency"]]
=== Many Paraguayan people are Roman Catholic, but there is also other religions that are being practiced, by many other people. Such as Judaism, and Buddhism. Many holidays are celebrated in Paraguay, Dia de San Blas (St.Blaise's Day) the patron saint of Paraguay. They have an independence day May 14th celebrating their independence against Spain. The food that is common to most Paraguayan people is many grains, and cassava which is a very important part of their diet, also many people enjoy soups, such as //sooya sopy,// a thick meat soup served with rice or noodles. Many people in Paraguay drink tea, but there is special drink that they drink called //mosto,// made from sugar cane juice. If you are an exotic eater and willing to try new things then you should be looking forward to eating the exotic foods that Paraguay has to offer.Once you visit you will be surrounded by their culture, and you will get to experience a new way of life. === ===The population of Paraguay is 6,375,830 people. About 502,426 people live in Asuncion which is the capital of Paraguay. The average life expectancy is 76 years, for a women it is 79 years and for a male it is 73 years. ===

Government/Politics:

 * ===President- Fernando Lugo ===
 * ===Government is representative democracy ===
 * ===Citizens between 18 and 75 can vote ===
 * ===You must be Roman Catholic to vote ===
 * ===There are 19 local governments including the capital. ===
 * ===Paraguay earned their independence from Spain in 1811 and now is a democracy with a multiparty political system ===

History:

 * ===1968 Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay signed the La Plata Basin Act, which helped them join the development in the La Plata River Basin and was designed to stimulate South America's economy. In the early 1980s Paraguay partnered with Brazil built Itaipu the world's largest hydroelectric dam (these rivers give one of the most valuable resource, hydro power, largest project in the world). ===
 * === In 1989 the president of Paraguay was overthrown, and Andres Rodriguezbecame president. ===
 * === April 2008, left-leaning populist and former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugowas elected president. ===
 * === Paraguay and what is now the modern nation of Argentina were ruled until 1620, until they were separated and ruled under Peru. ===
 * ===Paraguay declared Independence May 14, 1811 ===



Day 1:
July 25, 2011 7:30am meet at the airport 8:30am board plane and depart for Paraguay 1:45pm arrive in Asunción, Paraguay 2:00pm go to gran del hotel Paraguay to check-in and drop off bags. 2:15pm lunch 2:45pm leave hotel and visit the Paraguay River 4:00pm leave river 5:00pm walk around the capital; shopping 6:00pm eat dinner 7:00pm come back to the hotel; relax time 7:45pm night walk 8:30pm comeback to hotel 9:00pm lights out

Day 2 July 26, 2011 8:00am wake up 8:30am breakfast 9:25am casa de la indendencia 10:00am the mall of Panteon Nacional de los Heroes 12:00pm lunch 12:40pm cathedral 1:05pm Palma main shopping street 2:00pm pertissosi market 3:25pm musea de bellas arte 4:40pm come back to hotel 5:20pm eat dinner at la paraguita 7:00pm come back to hotel relax 9:00pm lights out Day 3 July 27, 2011 7:00am wake up 7:45am eat breakfast 8:30am leave for aregua 9:45am tour around the city 12:00pm meet at restaurante todo casero 1:00pm walk around the city some more 4:00pm depart for Asunción 5:15pm arrive at hotel 5:25pm eat dinner at hotel 6:35pm relax time 9:00pm lights out

Day 4 July 28, 2011 7:30am wake up 8:00am eat breakfast 8:30am leave for train station 8:45am take train to Belen 9:15am arrive at SOS children’s village 12:00pm eat lunch 1:00pm depart for Asunción 2:00pm visit estadio defensores del chaco 2:15pm watch soccer game 3:45pm return to hotel 4:00pm go to the hotel pool 6:00pm eat dinner 7:30pm walk around Asuncion 8:15pm come back to hotel 9:30pm go to bed

Day 5 July 29, 2011 7:30am wake up 8:00am eat breakfast at hotel 9:00am leave for estancia 12:00pm eat lunch 1:00pm horseback riding 6:00pm eat dinner 7:00pm come back to Asunción 9:00pm lights out

Day 6 July 30, 2011 7:30am wake up 8:00am breakfast 8:45pm check out of hotel 9:10am leave Asunción; depart for iguazu falls 9:55am arrive in iguazu falls 10:10am tour around the falls 11:40am eat lunch at 2:35pm get on bus drive to airport 3:00pm leave for home 7:50pm arrive home 8:20pm parents pick you up



Conclusion

Even though this is a landlocked country students shouldn't turn their backs. Paraguay is beautiful with many tropical aspects. When you visit Paraguay you really connect with nature and the culture that surrounds the country. Whether it is eating or shopping you can really get exposed to the daily life of a person living in Paraguay. this country has many activities including horseback riding and the pertisossi market. a big part of paraguay is their soccer. we will be watching a soccer game on the fourth day. Paraguay has a little something for everyone's interest. For example if you like shopping you can shop in the capital, or if you like art we will visit an art museum. if you are very active and enjoy sports we have many activities that involve physical fitness. So come to the tropical paradise of the landlocked country of Paraguay!

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By: Libby and Nina