One Year In Photos

Visiting the beach near Buchupureo Chile

We have been in Paraguay for just over a year now. Before Kristi received a job offer here we would have struggled to find Paraguay on a map. Moving here has afforded us the opportunity to get to know a county that we likely would have never thought to travel to. Living here has also allowed us to visit several places we have always wanted to travel to in Chile, Argentina, Brazil.  Below are a few photos from our last year of traveling and living in Asunción.  We now have a car, a more pleasant living space and a slightly better grasp  of the language.  With any luck our next year should be just as enjoyable as the first one.

Kristi hanging out with our friend Tigre

Paraguayan kid shows off his catch from a road side pond near Paraguarí.

Kristi and Mindy get lost in Santiago

9th grade English class with their substitute teacher

Drinking some sav blanc with our traveling companions in Puerto Montt

Kristi with our friend Ava in Bonito Brazil

Setting out for our first Paraguayan backpacking trip 

Fruit and vegetable market in Villarrica Paraguay 

Cooling off in the mountains outside of Mendoza

Habitat for Humanity project near San Lorenzo Paraguay

Kristi and Adrianne descend to visit a waterfall near La Colmena Paraguay 

Ben fly fishing in Parque Vicente Pérez Rosales, Chile

Cart in Ayolas Paraguay

Trekking in the Andes

Getting wet at Foz do Iguazu, Brazil

Muddy feet - Paso de Patria, Paraguay

Getting on the ferry near Ancud Chile

Rural scene in Chaco'i across the river from Asunción

Rio from the Cristo statue, Brazil

Sunset on the Paraná River, Paraguay 

Jesuit ruins in southern Paraguay

Kristi in front of one of many colorful murals in Valparaíso Chile

Fishing trip, Villa Florida Paraguay

Warning sign, Iguazu Falls Argentina

Lago Todo Los Santos, Chile

Kristi climbing onto the roof of an abandoned amphitheater near San Bernardino, Paraguay 

Remnants of the Paraguayan railroad, Asunción

Mountain cemetery near Tilcara Argentina

Roadside scene near Pilar Paraguay

Amusement Park in Cordoba Argentina

Roadside scene, Nuquén Provence Argentina

 Leaf cutter ants

Snail in Ybycui National Park Paraguay

Camelid crossing northern Argentina

Capybara

Cow

Caiman 

Dorado

One of several bats that found their way into our apartment last year

Roadside parrots, northern Argentina

Goat at the Asunción Expo

Stingray, Paraná River

Recently emerged damsel fly, Salto Cristal Paraguay

Kristi wine tasting in Maipú Argentina

Wine grapes outside of Santiago Chile

Vineyard Salta province Argentina

Eating at one of Asunción's Korean restaurants

Bloody Mary at our old apartment

Tamales in Tilcara Argentina

Surubi milanesa, the chicken and beef versions of this dish are a very typical Paraguayan meal.

Some piranha and manda'i we grilled after a recent fishing trip

Ceviche, Puerto Montt Chile

More grilled fish, boga from the Paraná River

Andean potatoes from the market in Salta Argentina

Curanto, a regional Chilean dish we ordered repeatedly

Asado, Posadas Argentina

Sopa de pescado, another typical Paraguayan dish found when visting towns on the river