· September, 2008

Stories about Paraguay from September, 2008

Paraguay: Trans-Chaco Rally Postponed

  22 September 2008

Every year, drivers from across the globe descend on Paraguay's Chaco Region to participate in the Trans-Chaco Rally, which has been running since 1971. This year, the region of the Grand Chaco has been especially hit hard by drought. A State of Emergency had been declared for the area. As a result, the government announced that it would be postponing the race citing the need to allow for aid workers to provide assistance to the region's 18,000 families.

Paraguay: High Expectations on Lugo

  15 September 2008

With the beginning of Fernando Lugo's presidency, Muna Annahas writes that there may be too much expectations on the new government, even though that he is enjoying more than 90% approval rating.