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Charles Wiegand

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My Published Short Stories

May 4, 2023

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Eleven of my short stories are published both online and in printed anthologies available on Amazon, in 9 different publications -

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San Bernardino, Paraguay

May 2, 2023

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San Bernardino, AKA San Ber, Paraguay, population: about 12,000 people (although the Wikipedia claims double that). The source their pages typically refer to is citypopulation.de, and I also use that page, but for this town, San Ber, the data doesn't match.

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Asunción, Paraguay

May 1, 2023

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Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción, Paraguay, (Asunción), population: about a half million people. In the metropolitan area are more than 3 million. The city was founded in August 1537, so it is one of the oldest cities in South America. It is considered to be the third safest city in South America, after Buenos Aires and Santiago. Though, and this is interesting, I have been warned several times by people who live in Paraguay that I should avoid Buenos Aires because of the crime. It is also considered to be one of the cheapest capital cities in the world to live in. Asunción has many museums, a riverside beach, and a soccer stadium that seats a bit more than 46,000 people.

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Areguá, Paraguay

April 28, 2023

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Areguá, Paraguay, population: about 18,000. The town is known as the "City of Strawberries" due to the many strawberry farms in the area, though in my walking around town, I saw none, so I suppose they are all outside of town. The town is known for its pottery, as well as its historic cobblestone roads and colonial architecture. Check out the pics in the photo album. Arequá is located about 28 kilometers (17 miles) east of Asunción next to Ypacaraí Lake.

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Itauguá, Paraguay

April 27, 2023

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Itauguá, Paraguay, population: about 90,000. Itauguá is 30 kilometers (18 miles) southeast of Asunción. Itauguá was founded in 1728. For some years, Itauguá has been one of the fastest growing areas in Paraguay. Itauguá is famous for it's pottery, architecture, and folk music. The name, Itauguá, came from the local indigenous language Guaraní. Itauguá Being a bedroom community of Asunción one would expect it to be primarily urban as are the other similar towns around Asunción, but no, Itauguá is urban, productive rural, and natural. And I must say it is in a beautiful area.

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Chip Wiegand

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I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.

I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.

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