Paraguay

By Noah

Paraguay basics

In a certain point in your life, have you

ever wished people gave you more of a chance to

be their friends? No? Well, this is how Paraguay

feels, counted out. However, the thing most

people dont know is that Paraguay is a buried

diamond. To start with Paraguay is the poster boy

of bilingual countries, as 90% of its population

know the indigenous Guarani and Spanish. In

addition, people from Europe and America rarely

visit, so those people can expect respect and

kindness awarded to them from the Paraguayans.

It is one of the two land-locked countries in Latin

America. California is about the size of Paraguay,

but Paraguay has 6.7 million inhabitants and its

capital is Asuncion. These are just the basic facts,

but nevertheless, facts in essence.

Miracle Music

One thing amazing about Paraguay is its recycled

orchestra, made from recycled objects such as

cardboard. Boxes can become instruments such as a

violin, and coins and bottle caps can become buttons

for clarinets or flutes. This has become unique to

Cateura, Paraguay, a city built on a slum. This music

has changed the lives of those who participate in the

band. These Unique instruments were the idea of

Favio Chavez. I think this is important because it

shows how much people should appreciate their lives;

probably most people in this slum dont have internet,

or a house with air conditioning. However, music

changes it all, and gives a positive setting to Cateura,

Paraguay.

A Simple-Minded War

You may have heard of the war

Paraguay started when it was ruled

by the Lopez family. Was this any

good at all? No. It was a foolish war

should not have happened, and

disgraces Paraguay. The war is over

and will never happen again, but lets

talk about it. Paraguay challenged

Argentina Bolivia and Brazil to a war.

This idiotic idea obviously ended

horribly for Paraguay. Without going

into detail, let us explain this. The

Lopez family arrogantly stated that

they could beat all of their

neighboring countries, and, (sighs),

lets just say they didnt.

Cheap Yet Expensive?

One thing that I find bad, but a little

interesting are things that happen in

Ciudad Del Este, near the triple

border. This place is where people

can buy knock-off products.

Unfortunately, for people who like

fake things, this place might need to

end the smuggling business. This is

caused by the Mercosur common

market, which sells normal things.

That is another thing about Paraguay,

so I hope you enjoyed learning about

it.

Paraguays Design

The final quick topic I would like to

talk about is nanduti. Also known as

spider web lace, is a pattern that is

embroidered, sewn in geometric

patterns, and very colorful. Nanduti

means spider web lace in Guarani.

Now, you know about Paraguay.