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Photo: MosheA, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.How well do you know South America's hidden gem? Test your knowledge on Paraguay's unique culture, fascinating history, and beautiful landscapes.
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The Itaipu Dam on the Paraná River is one of the largest operational hydroelectric facilities in the world. It provides Paraguay with almost all of its electricity, making the country one of the world's leading exporters of clean energy.
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The Paraná River forms a natural southern border for Paraguay and is crucial for the country's trade and energy production. It is the second-longest river in South America and hosts the massive Itaipu Dam, which Paraguay shares with Brazil.
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The War of the Triple Alliance, lasting from 1864 to 1870, was one of the deadliest wars in modern history. It resulted in catastrophic population losses for Paraguay, including a majority of its adult male population.
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Tereré is Paraguay's social drink of choice, traditionally served in a guampa (often made from a bull's horn) with a metal straw called a bombilla. It was declared part of Paraguay's National Cultural Heritage and is celebrated for its refreshing qualities in the hot climate.
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Despite its name translating to 'Paraguayan soup,' sopa paraguaya is actually a rich, savory sponge cake made with cornmeal, cheese, onions, and milk. Legend says it was created when a chef to President Carlos Antonio López accidentally added too much cornmeal to a soup and baked it to save the dish.
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The Paraguayan harp is a diatonic harp derived from instruments brought by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century. Unlike classical European harps, it is lighter, lacks pedals, and is played primarily with the fingernails rather than fingertips.
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Augusto Roa Bastos is Paraguay's most celebrated writer. The Cervantes Prize, the most important award for writers in Spanish, honours a whole life's work, and his best-known novel, 'I, the Supreme', is about Paraguay's early 19th-century ruler José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.
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Ñandutí means 'spiderweb' in the indigenous Guaraní language. This delicate lace is handcrafted by weaving colorful or white threads on a tightly stretched piece of fabric, which is later cut away to reveal the striking geometric designs.
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The bare-throated bellbird, or guyra campana, is the national bird of Paraguay. The males have pure white feathers and a bare turquoise throat, and their loud, ringing call carries far through the forest.
Photo: Ben Tavener, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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Guaraní is a source of immense national pride and is spoken by over 80% of Paraguayans, regardless of indigenous heritage. Paraguay is one of the few Latin American countries where an indigenous language is so widely spoken by non-indigenous citizens.
Photo: Hugo.arg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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