Created by: Mikayla Stoyak

WELCOME TO PARAGUAY

Location Central South America•Northeast of Argentina•Southwest of Brazil

Area Size Slightly smaller than California

Population 6,623,252

Ethnicity Mestizo

Language Bilingual•Spanish•Guarani

Religion Mostly Roman Catholic

Government Constitutional Republic

Literacy 94%

Poverty 35%

Climate Tropical

FROM A GLANCE

CULTURE

Food•Corn•Cassava

Festivals•Semana Santai. Marchii. Religious •Festival de San Juani. June 24ii. Burning of an

effigy of Judas Iscariot

Crafts•Embroidery•Dancei. Polkaii. El Chopiiii. La Palomita

Sports• Football (soccer)• Rugby

DID YOU KNOW…

Instead of ringing a doorbell while visiting a home in Paraguay, you are expected to announce your arrival by clapping your hands. Windows are mostly always left

open so the claps are easily heard.

1537• Voyage led

by Alejo Garcia

• Tribes known as the Guaranies arrive in the area of Paraguay

1607• Gaurnies

tribes become Catholic, now called Jesuits

• Jesuits become dominant in the colony

1617 • The entire

province is split into the River Plate Government and The Paraguay Government

1750• The Jesuit

war:• King

Fernando IV of Spain trades part of Paraguay to Portugal and the natives argue against this

1767• The Jesuits

are expelled from America from King Carlos II

• They are destroyed in 1816

1811 • Paraguay

claims independence after gaining power in 1806 through the invasion of Buenos Aires

1844• Carlos Lopez

becomes president and works on the development of industries and communications in Paraguay

1865• Triple

Alliance War• Paraguay

loses more than half of it’s population

• The economy is destroyed

1932• Chaco War

(Bolivia invades Paraguay)

• The peace treaty gives Paraguay ¾ of the disputed land.

1991• Paraguay

joins Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay in creating the Southern Cone Common Market, one of the most important trade agreements in the world.

HISTORY

DID YOU KNOW…

Paraguay’s constitution wasn’t promulgated until June 20,

1992.

Religion

Roman Catholic ProtestantOther Christian No Relgion

PEOPLE

Ethnicity

Mestizo Other

PEOPLE

Age Structure

0-14 years 15-24 years 25-54 years55-64 years 65+

PEOPLE

Casa de los Diputados Cultural Center

Iguazu Falls UNESCO World Natural Heritage site

Panteon Nacional de los Heroes Paraguay cultural plaza

La Santisima Trinidad de Parana The Holy Trinity of Parana

Estadio Defensores del Chaco Multi-purpose stadium

To read more about Paraguay attractions click here.

ATTRACTIONS

DID YOU KNOW…

There are more than 275 cascades within the Iguazu Falls. These falls

are twice the width as well as taller than Niagara Falls.

Summer• Hot • Averaging

95 degrees Fahrenheit

Winter• Cooler• Temperatur

es ranging from 40-70 degrees Fahrenheit

*Temperatures vary by region

To see what the

weather is today in

Paraguay’s capital

click here.

CLIMATE

COME VISIT US SOONSee the sights… Meet the people…

Taste the food…

http://anibal-librosysurtidores.blogspot.com/2011/04/augusto-roa-bastos.html

http://board.totalparaguay.com/Recipes_and_Food/Vori_Vori_de_Pollo_chicken

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/paraguay/culture/

http://paraguay.facts.co/interestingparaguayfacts/aboutparaguayfunfacts.php

http://www.qsl.net/zp5yw/paraguay.htm

WORKS CITED