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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Paraguay
		Historians disagree as to the true origin of the word "Paraguay", one of the most common versions being that it is a corruption of the term "Payagua", the name of an Indian tribe and "i" the Guaraní for water or river, thus "Paragua-i" or "river of the Payaguas".
		The population of Paraguay is composed of Indians, white Europeans, a very small number of negroes, and the offspring of the mixture of the various races, among whom the Spanish-Indian predominates.
		At the close of the war, Paraguay was in a state of desolation, with its population decimated, its agriculture destroyed, and its treasury completely exhausted.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11470b.htm (1704 words)

	Paraguay expedition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Paraguay expedition was sent to Asuncion Paraguay in 1858 to demand indemnity and apology from the Paraguayan Government for the 1 February 1855 firing on USS Water Witch.
		In 1858, the US Congress authorized a Naval Squadron be sent to Paraguay to seek redress from Paraguay for the shelling of the Water Witch in 1855, which had resulted in the death of the American ship's helmsman.
		As a result of that expedition, Paraguay extended a satisfactory apology to the United States, indemnified the family of the slain Water Witch crewman, and granted the United States a new and highly advantageous commercial treaty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paraguay_expedition (436 words)

	Paraguay Travel Guide & Paraguay Map
		Paraguay's Carnival in February is liveliest in Asuncion.
		Paraguay is about the size of the State of California with approx: 5.5 million population.
		The Paraguay River divides the country into two separate regions: On the western side is the Chaco (jungle, marsh and scrub); on the eastern side is fertile, grassy farmland leading into hilly, forested country.
	www.paraguay.us (361 words)

	Gymnogeophagus setequedas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paraguay: Rio Iguazú reservoir at Juan O'Leary, Rio Paraná; drainage, Province of Alto Paraná; (approximately 55 30'S 25 20'W); 21 VII.
		Paraguay: Arroyo Yguazú at Juan O'Leary, Province of Alto Paraná;; 18.
		Paraguay: Itaipú reservoir at Salto de Guaira, Canendiyu, Province of Alto Paraná; [faux= province de Canendiyu]; 20 VI.
	www.ville-ge.ch /musinfo/mhng/erpi/Gym_setequedas.html (342 words)

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		The great and low-lying basin of the Paraguay, which borders it on the south, is one of the largest, and the still greater basin of the Amazon, which borders it on the north, is the very largest of all the river basins of the earth.
		Our purpose was to ascend the Paraguay as nearly as possible to the head of navigation, thence cross to the sources of one of the affluents of the Amazon, and if possible descend it in canoes built on the spot.
		The Paraguay was known to men of European birth, bore soldiers and priests and merchants as they sailed and rowed up and down the current of its stream, and beheld little towns and forts rise on its banks, long before the Mississippi had become the white man's highway.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/1/7/4/11746/11746.txt (21318 words)

	Paraguay History
		When the smoke had settled, Paraguay had lost over 150,000 sq km (58,500 sq mi) of territory and almost a quarter of its population, including Lopez junior.
		After the war, Paraguay's agricultural sector was resuscitated by a new wave of European and Argentine immigrants, but political instability continued.
		Paraguay enjoyed increasing political stability until the 1993 election of Juan Carlos Wasmosy, a free-market and former member of Stroessner's faction, whose presidency inspired a disturbing number of nationwide strikes.
	www.paraguay.us /history.htm (560 words)

	Lonely Planet World Guide \| Destination Paraguay
		Many of Paraguay's finest attractions are just a short hop from the capital and include the weaving capital of ItaguÃ¡, where the famous Ã±andutÃ or spiderweb lace is made, and the lakeside resorts of AreguÃ¡ and San Bernadino, both on Lago YpacaraÃ.
		Paraguay enjoyed increasing political stability until the 1993 election of Juan Carlos Wasmosy, a free-market zealot and former member of Stroessner's faction, whose presidency inspired a disturbing number of nationwide strikes.
		Paraguay is a landlocked country surrounded by Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/south_america/paraguay/printable.htm (2609 words)

	A Vanished Arcadia -- Chapter 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At the first conquest Paraguay was not the little country bounded on the west by the Paraguay, on the south by the Paraná;, on the north by the Aquidaban, and on the east by Sierra of Mbaracavu, as it is at present.
		Curiously enough, the remnants of several expeditions thus joined to found the first permanent city in the territories of the river Plate; not at Buenos Ayres, but a thousand miles away in the interior of the country, where it seemed little probable that their attempt would prove successful.
		In Paraguay, on the other hand, at least in the time when Washburne was Minister from the United States to Lopez (from 1861 to 1868), the few remaining Paraguayans of the upper class were almost all descended from the intermarriages of the followers of Irala with the natives.
	www.litrix.com /varcad/varca003.htm (13348 words)

	Paraguay Main Page
		Paraguay is a landlocked country situated between the 19th and 27th southern latitudes and the 54th and 72nd longitudes west of Greenwich.
		The Paraná and Paraguay Rivers are the largest and most important waterways, both of which originate in Brazil.
		The Lower Chaco is bordered by the Paraguay and Pilcomayo Rivers; it’s almost at sea level and is covered by endless palm forests and grasslands.
	www.travelvantage.com /parag.html (395 words)

	Argentina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south.
		It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south.
		The survivors of the shipwrecked expedition mounted by Juan DÃaz de SolÃs found indigenous people in the region who gave them silver objects as gifts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Argentina (3854 words)

	Ekatoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paraguay declared independence in 1811, without any violence going on, and even without Spain opposing to what went on, due to its weakened influence over its colonies.
		Rodriguez stayed in power until the year 1993, when Juan Carlos Wasmosy, an engineer and businessman associated with the shady shares that were granted during the development of Paraguay’s hydroelectric projects, therefore former member of Stroessner’s faction, was elected president in an election full of suspicion in terms of vote count and handling.
		This man, known for his intentions of developing Paraguay “50 years in 5 years”, was responsible for leading the country into its worst financial crisis in decades, therefore stability in economic and political terms was once again utopia for Paraguayans.
	www.ekatoo.com /shop/about/atglance.asp (1603 words)

	Max Schmidt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His second expedition to Matto Grosso (1910) was dedicated to the archaeological studies of the high - paraguayenses mounds and ethnographical studies of the Paressis-Arawak.
		He was devoted to the Guarani archaeology; his study "Nuevos hallazgos prehistóricos del Paraguay" refers to his excavations in the neighbouring areas of Asunción and in the riverside of the river Paraguay.
		In 1948 it was inaugurated, for the first time in Paraguay, the class of Ethnology -in the incipient Philosophy School of the National University of Asunción- occupying it the Prof.
	www.museobarbero.org.py /schmidti.htm (529 words)

	Manby International Sportswear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Expedition members have been sailing across the South American river network, to prove that the ancient people of this region used traditional craft, including reed boats, to navigate the waterways for trade and exploration.
		This ambitious and challenging expedition is being carried out under the leadership of explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell over a period of seven years.
		This ambitious and challenging expedition is being carried out under the leadership of explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell over a period of five years.
	www.manbi.com /sponsors.htm (645 words)

	Paraguay - Morínigo and World War II
		The outbreak of World War II eased Morínigo's task of ruling Paraguay and keeping the army happy because it stimulated demand for Paraguayan export products--such as meat, hides, and cotton-- and boosted the country's export earnings.
		While the United States defined its interests in terms of resisting the fascist threat, Paraguayan officials believed their interests lay in economic expediency and were reluctant to antagonize Germany until the outcome of the war was no longer in doubt.
		Paraguay experienced a brief democratic opening as Morínigo relaxed restrictions on free speech, allowed political exiles to return, and formed a coalition government.
	countrystudies.us /paraguay/16.htm (1232 words)

	Paraguay - DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT
		The recorded history of Paraguay began indirectly in 1516 with the failed expedition of Juan Díaz de Solís to the Río de la Plata Estuary, which divides Argentina and Uruguay.
		The son of the Genoese explorer John Cabot (who had led the first European expedition to North America), Sebastian Cabot was sailing to the Orient in 1526 when he heard of García's exploits.
		Cabot thought the Río de Solís might provide easier passage to the Pacific and the Orient than the stormy Straits of Magellan where he was bound, and, eager to win the riches of Peru, he became the first European to explore that estuary.
	countrystudies.us /paraguay/3.htm (1032 words)

	Irala
		He was soon appointed second in command of the expedition of Ayolas to explore the Parana and Paraguay, which started in 1536, and after founding Asuncion on 15 August, ascended the river to 20º south latitude, where Irala was left in charge of the ships while Ayolas started on his unfortunate expedition to the interior.
		In 1550 he undertook his last personal expedition, which, on account of the privations that were suffered by the army, is known as the "Mala Entrada," or unfortunate invasion.
		He continued to send out expeditions for the consolidation of the Spanish rule, including one in 1554 under Nuflo de Chaves for the conquest of the province of Guayra, and one in 1557 under Melgarejo to consolidate this conquest and found the town of Ontiveros.
	www.famousamericans.net /irala (687 words)

	Cabeza de Vaca's Adventure in South America 1540-1545
		The expedition's reception by the natives was peaceful because Cabeza de Vaca traded for the supplies the expedition needed from the natives.
		July 1542: An punitive expedition of two hundred Spanish soldiers, a dozen horsemen and ten thousand Guaraní warriors under the command of Cabeza de Vaca set out from Asunción against the Guaycurúes, a tribe that refused to make peace with the Spanish and the Guaraní.
		One of the native guides for the expedition was a chief of a subtribe of the Guaraní, Aracaré who was secretly intent upon destroying the mission.
	www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/cabeza3.htm (4233 words)

	Indembarg - Paraguay
		Paraguay is a landlocked country surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil, lying some 1440km (900 miles) up the River Paraná; from the Atlantic.
		Asunción, the capital, is situated on the Bay of Asunción, an inlet off the Paraguay River in a former estate of the Lopez family on the Paraguay River.
		Paraguay’s university is in San Lorenzo, founded in 1775.
	www.indembarg.org.ar /secciones/eng/par_eng.htm (1343 words)

	The Kota Mama Expedition
		The bridge is over 2700 metres long and connects eastern Paraguay to the vast expanses of the Chaco.
		As the Kota Mama turned to catch the wind and travel in under full sail in front of the Government Palace, she snagged the nets of a fisherman, dragging the vessel for several hundred metres.
		We have done plenty of good work in Paraguay over the last few weeks and our hope is that some of the information will be used by groups to develop projects.
	www.kota-mama.co.uk /explore/phase2/september14/september14.html (1404 words)

	Paraguay Map and Paraguay Travel Book - Buy a Paraguay guidebook from Map Town Ltd.
		Paraguay is not the kind of place where you want to be lost, so having a map is important, and if a guide book can save you from one bad meal or one poor choice of hotel it will pay for itself.
		The capital city is Asunción, located above the east bank of the Río Paraguay.
		Adventurers may want to make an expedition into the Chaco wilderness, an arid, sparsely populated portion of the country.
	www.maptown.com /paraguaymaps.html (229 words)

	Kayak Expedition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The second leg of the expedition, from Guaíra to Iguaçu will cross the Itaipu Dam Lake (Reservoir) an area known as the West Coast of Paraná; (The East Coast is on beautiful seaside of the State).
		Sixteen small cities, who lost land to the Dam, are on the way between Guaíra and the Lakeshore Touristic Terminal of the city of Iguassu Falls.
		From the bridge, to the Mouth of the Iguassu River is a short downstream effortless paddling session.
	www.irn.org /dayofaction/1999/brazil.990330.shtml (979 words)

	Anacostia
		During subsequent service as a canal boat, the vessel caught the eye of the Federal Government which chartered her sometime in September 1858—quite possibly on the 13th of that month—for its forthcoming expedition to South American waters.
		The traditionally cordial relations between Paraguay and the United States had soured in the summer and autumn of 1854 when the American consul, Edward A. Hopkins, fell out of the favor of Paraguay's Permanent President, Carlos Antonio Lopez.
		Their growing animosity prompted the dictator to turn against the continuation of surveying operations—which he had pre viously heartily endorsed—then being conducted in the tributaries of the Rio de la Plata by the American Navy's side-wheel steamer, Water Witch.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a8/anacostia-i.htm (3830 words)

	USS Anacostia
		Their growing animosity prompted the dictator to turn against the continuation of surveying operations-which he had previously heartily endorsed-then being conducted in the tributaries of the Rio de la Plata by the American Navy's side-wheel steamer, Water Witch.
		Among these vessels was M. C in which, like her sisters, had been chosen because of her ability to negotiate shallow, tortuous, and rapidly flowing, waters far from the sea.
		Since she was larger, that screw sloop was capable of carrying more cargo than Anacostia; and, since her engines were far more powerful, she was better able to tow warships then under repair out of the threatened, and soonto-be-abandoned, Norfolk Navy Yard.
	www.multied.com /navy/CWNavy/Anacostia.html (3689 words)

	South America
		In 1996 this expedition started a new era for Adventuretours, South America was added to our travel itinerary.
		On this expedition, we concentrate on visiting South America, because of this, we rush through Mexico and Central America as quickly as possible.
		The expedition will be limited to ten tour-member RV’s, all under 33 feet in length.
	www.adventuretrek.com /120day.htm (1260 words)

	Map of South America - Continent and Countries Brazil, Argentina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The observation of the wildlife in Galapagos produced important inferences to the development of the Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
		The English naturalist arrived at the archipelago in the expedition of the Beagle, between 1831 and 1836.
		Buenos Aires, located on the western bank of the Rio de la Plata, is the economic, political and cultural center of Argentina.
	www.geographicguide.com /south-america-map.htm (1857 words)

	Brazil Travel - Enjoy a Brazil vacation with G.A.P Adventures
		A cruise on the Amazon aboard our new expedition cruise ship Explorer is probably the most comfortable and easily accessible way to explore the Amazon rainforest.
		An expedition fro mthe mouth of the Amazon to the historic port of Manaus.
		Visit Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil on this true adventure, which is guaranteed to provide lasting memories of the great people and cultures of South America.
	www.gapadventures.com /brazil-travel (3016 words)

	Explorer "C" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Cadamosto did not make any important discoveries, except perhaps the Cape Verdian Islands, but is known because he wrote an account of his travels, which is the main source about the Portuguese trade in West Africa in the mid-fifteenth century.
		1899-1900: Second-in-command of Abruzzi 's expedition to the North Pole.
		An account of the expedition to Cibola which took place in the year 1540 (...) - original report of the journey
	pms.dadeschools.net /explorer_c.htm (2241 words)

	Paraguay travel directory and tour supplier index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paraguay Tour Operators, travel wholesalers and adventure outfitters.
		Paraguay the land of El Chaco, Guarani culture, Iguassu falls, and Jessuit missions.
		Tours and travel to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador with an Ecotourism company, we are experts in leading expeditions to the enchanted isles, best prices, best boats, best itineraries.
	www.southamericatour.net /paraguay.htm (614 words)

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