tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post6307134500958478093..comments2024-03-08T06:45:22.099-03:00Comments on The Jungle Hut: The Things I SeeRita Locahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09961929692808138092noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-48139438814458973752009-05-10T21:16:00.000-03:002009-05-10T21:16:00.000-03:00A sign of the old times eh.A sign of the old times eh.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-54743249557161360322009-05-09T20:16:00.000-03:002009-05-09T20:16:00.000-03:00Perhaps "And man lost Paradise in Paraguay" refers...Perhaps "And man lost Paradise in Paraguay" refers to the many attempts to create utopian communities in Paraguay. The first attempts were the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_and_Trinidad_Jesuit_Ruins" REL="nofollow"> Jesuit missions.</A> “Lost Paradise” may also refer to the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuit_Reductions" REL="nofollow"> collapse</A> of these communities after the Jesuits were expelled from the Spanish empire. <br /><br />In Voltaire’s 18th century novella of the same name, Candide escapes to Paraguay, seeking a utopia. Nietzsche’s sister in real life, not in a novel, went to the Nueva Germania colony in Paraguay, but returned disillusioned several years later to Germany.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruderhof_Communities" REL="nofollow">The Bruderhof</A>, a Christian pacifist and communal group related to the Hutterites, had several communities in Paraguay from the late 1930s until the early 1960s.<br /><br />Dani Joy, did you realize there is a Mennonite colony in <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filadelfia" REL="nofollow">Filadelfia</A> ? I believe the Mennonites provide Paraguay with a fair amount of its dairy products.<br /><br />Here are some photos of <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=filadelfia+chaco&m=text" REL="nofollow"> Filadelfia and the Chaco.</A> The Chaco is known by some not as utopia, but as Green Hell. The thorns on the trees are not insignificant. Hell or not, the Mennonites have thrived in the Chaco.<br /><br />Where "Yo El Supremo",Solano Lopez and Big Al fall on the utopia gradient, I have no idea.<br /><br /><br />(I do not claim that Wikipedia is the authoritative source on these issues, but it is "quick and dirty," as the saying goes.Good enough for unpaid blogger work, if not for government work.)Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-44989462605440807042009-05-09T00:07:00.000-03:002009-05-09T00:07:00.000-03:00Its so true, its easy to forget the rest of the wo...Its so true, its easy to forget the rest of the world when you live in Paraguay.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062037882359130530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-46913501970656946982009-05-08T21:34:00.000-03:002009-05-08T21:34:00.000-03:00When they talk into those loud speakers, can you u...When they talk into those loud speakers, can you understand them? I sure can't! :) I always love your pictures! Have a nice weekend!Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-29578467332164657272009-05-08T17:07:00.000-03:002009-05-08T17:07:00.000-03:00Wow that´s an amish site! I remember that there we...Wow that´s an amish site! I remember that there were amish there in Paraguay. Do you know any?<br /><br />Thanks for your encouraging comment! We can keep on in God´s strength! Remember white sugar is a drug! jejeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439689700601562619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-48896807544007851192009-05-08T16:17:00.000-03:002009-05-08T16:17:00.000-03:00Oh I love the horses and wagons. I think that you ...Oh I love the horses and wagons. I think that you live in an incredibly idyllic place!<br />JenniferHumble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-76124415636310176592009-05-08T13:39:00.000-03:002009-05-08T13:39:00.000-03:00I feel that way too, especially when we travel int...I feel that way too, especially when we travel into the country. It´s just like you what back into time...Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302111888634922172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-35218644336161337202009-05-08T13:18:00.000-03:002009-05-08T13:18:00.000-03:00I enjoy everyone of your posts! God bless you!I enjoy everyone of your posts! God bless you!Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-13746320233303472032009-05-08T12:34:00.000-03:002009-05-08T12:34:00.000-03:00That is such a cool picture. It's so neat to see ...That is such a cool picture. It's so neat to see some things still done in the old fashion way. I think that is why I have such a fascination with the Amish.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36746999.post-80804209724824366092009-05-08T12:00:00.000-03:002009-05-08T12:00:00.000-03:00I kind of like seeing things like that. We still h...I kind of like seeing things like that. We still have a few who plow behind mules up here. Not many left, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com