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Description |
Year Taken |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Tobati is dotted with wood fired kilns. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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The red brick kilns are famous for making building materials. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Building materials stacked up outside the kiln where they were fired. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Curved roof tiles. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Kiln worker. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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One of many red brick wood burning kilns with multiple brick chimneys. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Roof tiles and bricks manufactured in Tobati and used all over Paraguay. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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The town is very rural and spread out. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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The area has many rocky outcrops. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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A Catholic shrine at the foot of a cliff. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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A hilltop Guarani shrine. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Brick kilns on both sides of the main road. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Kiln workers collecting wood. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Wood fired oven. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Ceramic masks. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Tobati |
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Guarani figures. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Trinidad was one of the missions founded by the Jesuits to protect the Guarani from slavery. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The Spanish King, Carlos III, ordered the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767 and the missions were looted and abandoned. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14396.jpg) |
Trinidad Mission was founded in 1707 and once had a population of 4000. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Houses for the Guarani who studied Christianity, music, the Guarani language, masonary and smithing. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The Guarani residents of these houses were taken into slavery when the missions were dissolved. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The buildings have fine brickwork. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Ruins of a church. The pillars are on the outside in typical Guarani style. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Detail of a carved column. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The missions were like small towns and were self contained. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Square bell tower. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The main church dominates the complex. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The interior of the main church. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The Guarani stonework is very elaborate. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Combination of brickwork and carving. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Carved doorway. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Carved stone window. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Detail of Guarani stone carving. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Carved doorway on the exterior of the main church. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Detail of the coat of arms above the entrance to the main church. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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One of many statues on the site. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The carved pulpit of the main church. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Carved plants and flowers. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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The Guarani were taught stone carving at the mission and they excelled. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Carvings of musical instruments which were made at the mission. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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Original stone floor. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad Mission |
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View over Trinidad Mission. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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The village of Trinidad is set is fertile countryside. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Trinidad is a Guarani village. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Typical wooden house. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Trinidad |
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Rural scene. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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Piribebuy was founded in 1640 and was briefly capital of Paraguay. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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The distinctive ocre and white buildings of Piribebuy. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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Piribebuy Church |
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The 18th century red tiled Piribebuy church. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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Piribebuy Church |
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The distinctive rounded clocktower. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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Piribebuy Church |
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The altar. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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A well in the centre of the village. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Piribebuy |
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View of Lake Ypacarai. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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The village of Jesus. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus has many wooden houses. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Family sitting on their porch. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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The village church is built from red coloured bricks. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Housebuilding. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Children sitting outside a house. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Small shack. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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The wooden houses of Jesus are brightly painted. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Green houses. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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House surrounded by trees. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Farm house. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Guarani style house. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus is surrounded by rolling hills. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus Mission |
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Jesus is a Jesuit mission which was never completed. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus Mission |
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Ruins of the main church. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus Mission |
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Decorated doorway. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus Mission |
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Stone carved niche. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus Mission |
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The colonaded interior. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Jesus |
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Jesus Mission |
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Decorated interior doorway. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Encarnacion |
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Horse drawn taxi in the port city of Encarnacion. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Encarnacion |
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Food seller. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Encarnacion |
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The Rio Parana. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Encarnacion |
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Bridge linking Paraguay and Argentina. |
1998 |
Paraguay |
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Encarnacion |
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The Argentinian city of Posadas on the far side of the Rio Parana. |
1998 |