Greetings! We recently returned from a trip to Paraguay (pah-rah-wy; country #96), where we were able to spend a day experiencing the capital, Asunción (ah-soon-see-OHN). Below, you will find information and photos from our trip. “Para” in the indigenous language, Guaraní (gwah-rah-NEE), means “river or sea,” and “agua” (ah-gwah) in Guaraní means “place where it comes from.” As a result, Paraguay means “the place where the water comes from.” Paraguay is the heart of South America, and is bordered to the north by Bolivia, to the east by Brazil, and to the west and south by Argentina (Asunción is 7km/4mi from the Argentina border). While it does not have an…