Isaias Fernández may be just a teenager, but he has a dream. “To have my own cow one day would fulfill a dream — the dream of being near freedom,” says the 16-year-old as he herds 20 or so cattle up a ...
Featured in numerous news articles, NPR and 60 Minutes, the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is one of how art can elevate the human spirit despite crippling poverty. And the musicians are ...
There's a lake called Ypacaraí, near Paraguay's capital, Asunción, whose beauty might move you to write an equally stirring song. That's what composer and playwright Demetrio Ortiz did in the '50s ...
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Ahead of her 15th birthday, Diana Zalazar's body had gotten so big she could no longer squeeze into the dress she bought for her quinceañera to celebrate her passage into ...
A few weeks ago, Paraguayan Congressman Carlitos Rejala sent us a translated version of legislation seeking to clarify the legal status of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in his country. Coming ...
When it came time to choose a wedding venue, Margarita Gayoso and her partner Christian Ojeda knew exactly where they wanted to go. Despite living in Spain, the couple traveled to their long-missed ...
Two historic manuscripts missing for more than thirty years returned to Paraguay during a ceremony at the Government Palace in Asunción this week. The works - ordinances signed in 1598 by Governor ...