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Iguaçu Falls Travel

editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:08:00 +0000

Guyra Campana The bell bird, known as the pajaro campana in Spanish and the guyra campana in Guarani, is the national bird of Paraguay. Its call once rang through the Atlantic Forests of Mbaracayu and Itapua but is now quite rare as the species is under threat of extinction due to loss of habitat. Pajaro Campana, one of Paraguay’s most well known harp songs (composed by Carlos Talavera and played by Felix Perez Cardozo on the harp), was inspired by the bell bird’s distinctive call. Behaving like an Animal In Guarani, animals are commonly referenced when describing

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Iguaçu Falls Travel Destinations

editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:32:00 +0000

Flora Paraguay has an abundance of flowering trees – each season different ones bloom, filling the landscape with bright colors. There is always a new color to enjoy – the chivato’s orange, the jacaranda’s lilac, the deeply saturated yellow of the yvyrapyta. The lapacho is the national tree of Paraguay and comes in three varieties: pink, yellow, and white, the latter being the rarest of the three. The lapacho is often referred to by its Guaram name tajy.” The explosion of pink tajy flowers keeps many Paraguayans’ spirits high during cold winter days. The mango tree, with its enormous shade-giving

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Iguaçu Falls Map

editor — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:16:00 +0000

Etiquette Whether it is inviting you to sit down for a terere break, helping you figure out what bus to take, or refusing to let you leave without a parting gift, Paraguayans are generally very friendly. They are also very proud of their tranquilo (laid back) attitude towards life. Travelers with experience in other Latin American countries will find similarities in basic etiquette, though Paraguayans tend to be more religious and conservative. Greetings A kiss on each cheek is a standard greeting among women and between men and women. Technically, one places their cheek against someone else’s and makes a

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