PARAGUAY

LOCATION

• South America
• size of California
• In between Brazil and Argentina

CAPITAL

HISTORY

• Guarani people lived in Paraguay for at least 1,000 years
• Spain toke over in 16th century and left language and culture
• They declared independence in 1811, then had dictatorial government
• Colorado vs. Liberals parties but still dictatorship
• Country is now moving to democracy

FLAG

• Red Stripe-courage, equality, patriotism
• Blue Stripe-liberty, benevolence, truth
• White Stripe-unity, purity, peace
• Front Coat of Arms-symbol of independence
• Treasure Seal-liberty

Paraguayan Guarani
Coins
Gs50, Gs100, Gs500
Banknotes
Gs1000, Gs2000, Gs5000,Gs10000,
Gs20000,Gs50000,
Gs100000

HUGO RODRIGUEZ-ALCALA

• Writer and literarure critic
• Taught for 40 years at Columbia, Rutgers, Washington, and California Universties
• He founded the Department of Hispanic Studies of the Universty of California
• He got a National Literature Award in 1999 for Tierra Adentro (Inner Land)
• Born in Asuncion, Paraguay, lived in USA when teaching and then moved back to Paraguay

Iguazu Falls
waterfall that pours against lush green forests

Casa de Independencia
historical monument built in 1774 to remember their struggle for independence