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The WILD WINDS of PATAGONIA

editor — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:48:00 +0000

First order of business, buy extra warm gear. because it is far colder and wetter then we anticipated here here in Patagonia. So, everyone stopped here at the outdoor store to buy more winter gear. Looks like I am buying myself some pants. That is what happens when you come unprepared. You end up buying pants. Good morning nature. Hello and welcome to Torres del Paine National Park here in the south of Chile, called Patagonia, which which refers to the whole southern tip of Chile and Argentina. This is the start of my Patagonia trekking trip with Intrepid Travel.

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Border Crossing Things to do in El Chaltén Argentina Patagonia Expedition

editor — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:36:00 +0000

In the last post, we finished out Carretera Austral hitchhiking adventure in Villa O’Higgins after numerous incredible outdoor experiences. Now, we continue the Patagonia expedition with more glaciers. We hike into Argentina, and explore the beautiful trekking routes around El Chaltén. Good morning, Villa O’Higgins. We’re about to cross over to Candelario Mancilla today, and we’re going to see the O’Higgins glacier. It seems we made it to the end of the Carretera Austral. The O’Higgins Lake is shared by Chile and Argentina, and has a surface area of, sq km. The lake is the deepest in the Americas with

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Traveling in Gran Chaco

editor — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:20:00 +0000

Literature & Arts Paraguay has a limited literary tradition thanks to a slew of dictatorships that discouraged education and sent the educated and artistically inclined in to exile. Augusto Roa Bastos is the country’s most well known author and winner of the prestigious Premio Cervantes prize for Spanish language literature. Social justice is a common theme in his works, which are almost entirely set in Paraguay. Among his best known are Yo El Supremo (I The Supreme) a thinly veiled critique of the Stroessner dictatorship and Hijo de Hombre (Son of Man), both of which are available in

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Travel to Gran Chaco

editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:20:00 +0000

Music & Dance Paraguayans are very proud of their musical heritage. During the colonial era, Guarani and Spanish musical traditions were blended, thanks to the Jesuit priests. The musical melding that took place in the Jesuit missions resulted in a style known as Guarani-Baroque (see Guarani Baroque Music). Nowadays, polkas and guaranias are the most representative musical styles. Paraguayan polka, a cousin of the Argentine chamame, was founded by European immigrants who reached Paraguay by the Rio de la Plata. No wedding is complete without an energetic set of polkas that sends couples spinning around the dance floor at a

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Gran Chaco Travel Destinations

editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:16:00 +0000

Immigrants Paraguay is also home to an interesting mix of immigrant populations. Some are more integrated into Paraguayan society than others. Geographic isolation has led many to adapt quickly to Paraguay and become paraguayizados (paraguayanized), drinking terere and picking up Guarani. Mennonites Perhaps the best known of Paraguay’s immigrant communities, the Mennonites arrived to the country in the late 1920’s. The first groups settled in the Paraguayan Chaco (see The Mennonites). These days, there are over seventeen Mennonite colonies consisting of more than 28,000 people, each organized around the cooperative system, throughout Paraguay. Most communities are very closed off, maintaining

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Gran Chaco Map Tourist Attractions

editor — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 22:24:00 +0000

Emigration The lack of jobs and opportunities for advancement in Paraguay has led Paraguayans, both working professionals and the poor, to emigrate abroad (some legally, others illegally) in search of a better life. During the 60’s and 70’s, Argentina was full of employment opportunities. Thousands of Paraguayans voyaged by train to Encarnacion and then on to Buenos Aires in search of work. Men worked in factories or construction, while women found employment in factories as seamstresses or they worked as domestic servants. In the late 90’s, Spain become a popular destination. However the property bubble collapse in 2008, put an

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Gran Chaco Guide for Tourist

editor — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 08:32:00 +0000

Paraguay’s Indigenous Population Though the majority of Paraguayans have indigenous heritage, a distinct difference is drawn between mestizos and pure-blooded indigenas (indigenous). According to the 2002 indigenous census, Paraguay had approximately 86,500 native inhabitants with a projected population of 120,000 by 2010. Paraguay’s tribes are generally divided into five distinct linguistic families: Zamuco, Mataco, Maskoy, Guaicuru, and Guarani. In total, there are seventeen different ethnicities within these five linguistic families, with Guarani tribes accounting for more than half of Paraguay’s total indigenous population. The native makeup of Eastern Paraguay is almost solely Guarani, while the Paraguayan Chaco is home to

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Gran Chaco Travel

editor — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 04:16:00 +0000

Languages Both Spanish and Guarani are spoken throughout the country and used daily in varying degrees by most Paraguayans. The mixture of both languages is commonly known as jopara which, fittingly, means mix or blend” in Guarani. The balance between the two languages shifts towards Spanish in urban areas and towards Guarani in rural areas. In both areas, there are few people who speak either no Spanish or no Guarani whatsoever. Guaram Guarani is one of the few pre-colonial indigenous languages that still survives in Latin America and is still widely used throughout all levels of Paraguayan society. Perhaps what

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