This conflict also had decisive effects on the internal life of Paraguay. Returning from the front, the soldiers and officers warned that their sacrifices had no counterpart in the conduct of the upper classes: then they organized themselves into revolutionary groups and in 1936, squeezed into the Partido de la Reforma (later renamed Partido Febrerista… Read More »
HISTORY: FROM COLONIZATION TO THE CONFLICT WITH BOLIVIA Inhabited by Guaraní Indians, starting from 1521 the territory was crossed by numerous Spanish expeditions driven by rumors of fabulous riches. One of these, directed by Juan de Salazar, led on 15 August 1537 to the foundation of the fort of Asunción, in the center of the… Read More »
Official language Spanish, Guaran Capital Asuncion Form of government Presidential Republic Area 406 752 km² Residents 6,190,000 Currency Guarani Time zone UTC − 4 License Plate PY Internet TLD .py,.com.py,.net.py,.org.py,.edu.py Telephone area code 00595 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Paraguay is centrally located in South America and is the second landlocked country of the… Read More »