Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay, pron. IPA , Guarani: Tetä Paraguáype), is a landlocked country in South America. It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. The name of the country means "water that goes to the water," derived from the Guaraní words pará ("ocean"), gua ("to/from"), and y ("water"). The expression in Guaraní often refers solely to Asunción, but in Spanish refers to the entire country.

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Europeans first arrived in the area in the early 16th century and the settlement of Asunción was founded on August 15, 1537, by the Spanish explorer Juan de Salazar. The city eventually became the centre of a Spanish colonial province, as well as a primary site of the Jesuit missions and settlements in South America in the 18th century. Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local Spanish authorities on May 14, 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870), Paraguay lost 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) of territory (e.g. the Misiones region) and suffered a huge loss of its male population. Tradition holds that up to two thirds or more of the adult male population was killed, but some argue that upon analysis from historic records and census reports, this figure is greatly exaggerated.

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tomara que minha tia achou o meu perfume no paraguay!! hahaha
alykadeborah (Alyka Deborah) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:32:09 -0000
tomara que minha tia achou o meu perfume no paraguay!! hahaha
@GuiBraz vc vai vir pro paraguay?
cerufra (Cesar Gennaro) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:29:48 -0000
@GuiBraz vc vai vir pro paraguay?
Amigos. Preciso do contato que alguém que vai para o Paraguay na próxima semana. Alguém me ajuda? Please!
Sr_Bernardes (Cleiton Bernardes) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:26:01 -0000
Amigos. Preciso do contato que alguém que vai para o Paraguay na próxima semana. Alguém me ajuda? Please!
Blickpunkt-Lateinamerika: Die Sojakette, Monokulturen in Paraguay und Argentinien http://bit.ly/7IV2bO
adveniat (Adveniat) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:22:02 -0000
Blickpunkt-Lateinamerika: Die Sojakette, Monokulturen in Paraguay und Argentinien http://bit.ly/7IV2bO
↻ Desde hoy circulan en Paraguay billetes de G 2.000 http://alparaguay.blogspot.com/ #paraguay #guaranies
xparaguay (Camino al Paraguay) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:20:27 -0000
↻ Desde hoy circulan en Paraguay billetes de G 2.000 http://alparaguay.blogspot.com/ #paraguay #guaranies
Una vez mas para todos "twitteros" Estan invitados al 6to sudamericano de Kickboxing - Paraguay 2009 mañana en la SND
Jorgesti (Jorge Estigarribia) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:08:44 -0000
Una vez mas para todos "twitteros" Estan invitados al 6to sudamericano de Kickboxing - Paraguay 2009 mañana en la SND

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