We took a trip with other teachers to the church and to the top of Yaguaron hill, where you can see several of the surrounding towns. Views from above are rare in Paraguay, so this was a rare treat!
Monday, October 28, 2013
A trip to Yaguaron
Yaguaron is a small city about 50 kilometers outside of Asuncion. It started as a Franciscan Mission and had the original name of Jaguarú, which comes from the Guarani language, and means an enormous dog or jaguar that was believed to roam the region in the Guarani mythology. The town has a beautiful church, full of Baroque artwork from the time of the mission, around 1640. The dictator known as "El Supremo," Jose Rodriguez de Francia was also born here in 1766.
We took a trip with other teachers to the church and to the top of Yaguaron hill, where you can see several of the surrounding towns. Views from above are rare in Paraguay, so this was a rare treat!
We took a trip with other teachers to the church and to the top of Yaguaron hill, where you can see several of the surrounding towns. Views from above are rare in Paraguay, so this was a rare treat!
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