The Sound of Garbage
English + Español
The recyclers in Cateura, Asunción’s municipal garbage dump, live from the trash and, in many cases, among the trash. The fetid odor carried along by the…
Apr 27, 2015 | Garbage, Recycling Lives
English + Español
The recyclers in Cateura, Asunción’s municipal garbage dump, live from the trash and, in many cases, among the trash. The fetid odor carried along by the…
Apr 18, 2015 | Shaping Territories, Territory Guarani
English + Español
If you arrived in a country where almost 90% of the inhabitants speak Guarani, an official and national language along with Spanish but do not identify themselves as “Indian” or aboriginal…
Mar 29, 2015 | History: Jesuits and Beyond, Territory Guarani
In 1610, a small group of Jesuits began what would become known as one of the largest indigenous evangelism experiences in colonial America. The effort began…
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I first encountered yerba mate as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Paraguay. Everywhere I went, and at all times of the day, I saw small groups of people…
Read MoreMar 29, 2015 | Territory Guarani, Water and Environment
On October 19, 1979, the presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay gathered in Asunción to sign an agreement setting general principles for the utilization of…
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