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Guarani Mythology: Myths, Legends, And Monsters From Paraguay Part 1

Paraguay is a small, land-locked, kidney-shaped country in the heart of South America. I lived there from 1997 to 1999 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Paraguay has two official Languages; Spanish and Guarani...

7 comments    spanish mythology south america
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Chinchilla Basics

Chinchillas are very unique amongst the small animal pet world. They look like a cross between a squirrel, rabbit, rat, and who knows what else, but in reality... It's just a chinchilla. A cute ball of fur....

28 comments    diet pets animals
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Countries That Speak Spanish

Spanish language is one of the most popular languages of the world. Only Chinese is ahead of it. And it’s not a surprise as Spanish is spoken in 21 countries of the world. Here is the list of countries that...

9 comments    spanish south america
Fiddlehead Fern86

Edible Ferns, Nuts, and Grasses

Natural intelligence plays a role in life, when it comes to who survives and who doesn’t, in a world fraught calamities and woes. You aren’t born knowing a lot of things, but if you are intelligent,...

4 comments    gardening plants africa
These lovely Falcons are seen everywhere in Baja86

Meet the Caracara: Mexico's National Bird

No, Our National Bird is Not the Fly!Someone once asked me if the national bird of Australia was the fly. It isn’t, of course, although people might be forgiven for suggesting it would make the ideal choice...

3 comments    birds mexico south america
Venezuela and Columbia at War? Chavez sends troops and tanks to the border of Columbia74

Are Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia headed to War in South America

Continued unrest in South America. Is War on the horizon? South American opportunity ***Brink of War UPDATE 11/9/2009**** Yahoo news report from Reuters on the state of South America Colombia said on...

1 comment    politics war south america
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PERUVIAN RECIPES

I am a lucky woman! My husband is from Peru and he likes to cook and every so often he treats me to some authentic Peruvian cooking. My favorites are: Ceviche- a cold seafood dish. It can be made with fish,...

9 comments    education food how
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Popular Places for Sightseeing in Argentina

Sightseeing in Argentina is an unforgettable experience that nobody traveling to South America must miss. But even though I recommend you spending as much time as possible in your visit to Argentina, I know...

3 comments    travel south america argentina
Charlie was a male chimpanzee who was used as a beach photographers prop in Spain. He arrived at Monkey World in 1989. His past had been very traumatic, and when he arrived he was a drug addict, had a broken jaw, cataracts and only four teeth.80

Monkey World Primate Rescue Centre

Charlie was a male chimpanzee who was used as a beach photographers prop in Spain. He arrived at Monkey World in 1989. His past had been very traumatic, and when he arrived he was a drug addict, had a broken...

7 comments    africa conservation rescue
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Snake Boots

There are a lot of questions floating around about snake boots, also often referred to as snake proof boots. Snake boots are quality boots that are designed with the specific purpose of protecting you from...

2 comments    shopping outdoors snake
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