Stories about Paraguay from September, 2007
Paraguay: Dealings of Petropar
From Paraguay, Zoopolitica [ES] writes about the transactions by the petroleum company Petropar and that “in any other serious country, this would be a national scandal, with resignations, accusations and jail.”
Paraguay: Latest Poll Numbers
Bloggings by Boz talks about the latest poll numbers in Paraguay.
Paraguay: Forest Fires as a Result of Climate Change?
R.E.S.C.A.T.A.R [ES] writes about uncontrollable forest fires in Paraguay and whether climate change is responsible for this disaster.
Paraguay: 48 Tough Hours
Elyacare [ES] writes about 48 tough hours in Paraguay in which a law that would regulate agricultural waste was rejected, a former general involved with a coup was freed and one of the responsible for the fire in an Asuncion supermarket was also freed.
Paraguay: Asuncion Shantytown
Charles Lane visits one of Asuncion's shantytowns and finds most of the population makes a living from the landfill. He also posts pictures on his blog The Soybean Wars.
Paraguay: Thoughts on Fernando Lugo
At his blog The Soybean Wars, Charles Lanes provides his impressions of Paraguayan presidential candidate Fernando Lugo, who he interviewed.