Asuncion
On the long straight road from Asuncion to Ciudad del Este Lost somewhere in the middle of the giant fertile plains A butcher’s shop sells one of the best meat of the Americas A land of plenty half-tamed and poor but not hungry Huge cattle herds and high per capita consumption of red meat Photo […]
Holy family and saints roadside sale Cellophane-wrapped figurines to go For a few more Guaranis, have an absolution The take-away blessing for a safe journey home Heaven’s toll-gates are just miles away The merchants now own the temple.. Photo Hugh Ardoin The Americas Gallery
The Che’s footsteps still resound in the Paraguayan Chaco After many vain sacrificial wars and a resilient poverty The ghosts of the Cristeros and the Knights of Columbus Dead Solano Lopez still standing in his bronze boots A population wiped out in 1864-1870 by the Triple Alliance War The scar remains in the minds, but […]