Paraguay
Paraguay
Located in the middle of South America. surrounded by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Interesting Facts
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Paraguay's capital city is Asuncion
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About 7% of Paraguay's land is arable.
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Paraná River is the Longest River in Paraguay
They love a cuppa in Paraguay. If you ask for a "mate" (pronounced "mah-tay"), you'll be served a steaming mug of herb tea. It is named after mate leaves.
Drinks
Hospitality
Hospitality is high on the list of social obligations in Paraguay, according to Alberto Pereira of the Paraguayan embassy in London. "When we welcome someone into our home, we are responsible for the welfare of that person," he says. "Paraguayans are very friendly and they like music."
Music
Traditional music fans like nothing better than a strum on the 38-string Paraguayan harp. Dances include the polka and the bottle dance, where performers twirl bottles around their heads.
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America slightly smaller than California. It is bordered by the countries of Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia. The country is divided into two unequal portions by the Rio Paraguay, the third largest river in the western hemisphere and the one for which the country is named. Paraguay means the "Parrot river" (paragua -i). To the west of the river is the Chaco, an infertile and sparsely populated section that is 60 percent of the country's land area. To the east, 95 percent of the 5.2 million Paraguayans live near the major cities. The major cities include Asuncion, the capital and a commercial city and port; Encaracion, a railroad and agricultural center; Concepcion, a river port; Coronel Oviedo; and Caaguazu.
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At the beginning of the semester my teacher gave all of us a development dollar, which we were to use to somehow benefit our given country. At first I had no idea how I would use the dollar. Then as I started to research and learn about my country I came to an idea. I know that in Paraguay they have a big problem with deforestation.
So I thought I would use my development dollar to help fund prevention of deforestation. An organization that I found that is pretty well known is WWF. They do their best to help wildlife and they have done what they can to help prevent deforestation and I think that by donating a dollar to them could help further their work in deforestation.