The Trip to Misiones - Posadas - Encarnacion

As Posadas sits on the southern shore of the Parana River, the city of Encarnación in Paraguay sits on the northern shore.
Both cities are in sight of each other and can be accesed walking, by car bus or train. In pre covid times it was very easy, now with covid restrictions it can be harder.
people from both sides regularly come and go to buy cheaper goods on both sides.


If you cross from Argentina to Paraguay you might be interested in tasting some typical Paraguayan food or some junky electronics or gadgets that are cheaper on the Paraguay side.

Cloned Mini

Want a Mini Cooper ? short of cash ? Lifan motors has the solution. Get a cloned one, made in china, and if your sofisticated buy the mini logo on ebay !

I saw this "mini" in Asuncion, Paraguay. Of course it's not a cooper, Its a lifan 320, if you mistake it for a mini it's your asumption.

Asuncion and its Lapachos

Where's Asuncion ? Google it. Ca'nt say much about the city. But at spring time the Lapachos burst with yellow, purple,and white flowers. thy last very litle but they are everywhere.

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Last day in Asunción - the Siesta

I have a hard time sleeping on most matresses, but this guy can handle a siesta on the granite bench, maybe I should work harder or carry my 70-200 more often, that thing mounted on my D200 weights close to 20lbs.

the oxen cart

This pic was taken in Caacupé, where they have a Basilica honoring Our Lady as the Patroness of Paraguay. yes they have cars there.
Talk about low cost vehicle. this guy was selling watermellons, no loudspeakers, just park the wagon at the corner and your set, there´s plenty of grass for the oxxen to feed on , and they were groomed as well.

Bloom & sunset

The photographer´s eye, there´s always something to shoot I say.

I was standing outside an ugly church in Asunción after a rainfall, the sourroundings were dull and the weather was sticky, but low and behold look arround and you´ll find a humble plant blooming and wait a little and you´ll see a beautifull sunset.

Parrot closeups

Colores del Parana - Parana colours

Some pics I took on board the ferry that croses the Parana river from Brazil to Paraguay from Guairá to Salto del Guairá