Paraguay: A Look Inside Aché Indigenous Communities
Region: ParaguayWritten by Silvia Viñas For much of their history, the Aché indigenous people in Paraguay have been struggling to preserve their territory. Now, the Aché are using citizen media to preserve their la... more
Views: 937Ranchers caught red-handed – from space
Region: Paraguay
Wealthy landowners in Paraguay have been caught red-handed after newly-released satellite images showed their startling destruction of almost 4,000 hectares of forest – which is inhabited by uncontacted India... more
Views: 1535Tribe’s SOS to save uncontacted families from extinction
Region: Paraguay
Leaders of an isolated South American tribe have issued a desperate public appeal on behalf of their family members hiding in forest targeted by cattle ranchers. Some members of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode ... more
Views: 1472Ban Ki-moon urged to remove Brazilian ranchers from UN ‘Global Compact’
Region: Paraguay
Survival is calling for Brazilian cattle-ranchers involved in a controversial scheme to bulldoze uncontacted Indians’ land in Paraguay to be removed from the UN’s‘Global Compact’. The cattle-... more
Views: 1567SURVIVAL NAMES WINNER OF "GREENWASHING AWARD" 2010
Region: Paraguay
A Brazilian company bulldozing an uncontacted tribe’s land in Paraguay has won Survival International's "Greenwashing Award 2010." The company, Yaguarete Pora S.A., has won the award ... more
Views: 1277The Day After For River
Region: ArgentinaRiver Plate are enduring one of their biggest crises in team history and the light that was at the end of the tunnel seemed to be a train coming full speed. After bringing a huge contingency to Asunción as the Millonari... more
Views: 1348Nobel Prize Winner Wants to Advise Paraguay's President
Region: Paraguay
Posted by Eduardo Avila to Global Voices Online The winner of a Nobel Prize in Economy, Joseph Stiglitz will be in Paraguay later this month to participate in the inaugural events of incoming president Fernando Lugo. He w... more
Views: 1540Paraguay: More Blogger Reactions to Lugo Victory
Region: Paraguay
by Muna Annahas Fernando Lugo , the ex-Catholic bishop candidate for the Alianza Patriotica Para el Cambio (Patriotic Alliance for Change), was recently elected Paraguay's new President in the elections held on April 20... more
Views: 1279Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Becomes Next President
Region: Paraguay
- by Eduardo Avila Paraguay went to the polls to elect its next president on April 20th. Gathering nearly 41% of the vote was the former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo. His victory ends a 61 year... more
Views: 1885Paraguay: Ex-Pat Bloggers Share New Experiences
Region: Paraguay
by Muna Annahas The way foreigners see Paraguay, what, and how they feel when they first arrive to Paraguay can be quite an interesting subject. Some stay for a short... more
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