Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Another query

Much of what I learn about Paraguay comes from questions that people ask me which I can not answer at the time. Today at lunch one of the other teachers asked me where exactly Paraguay was. He didn't want to know what countries bordered it (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia)he wanted to know where it was in terms of latitude. Frankly telling him an inch and a half below the equator didn't seem like it was going to cut it. So tonight I looked it up, the capital Asuncion is around 25 degrees South. The Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees South) also passes through it. To put it a bit more into perspective I had to look at what other countries contain the Tropic of Capricorn. The answer is Chile, (the northern tip of) Argentina, Brazil, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Australia.

Map from www.mapsofworld.com
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  1. Alexandre RaymundoJune 19, 2009 at 3:51 AM

    I have to say that I am learning more about Paraguay now, with you, than I learned in the last 35 years living in Brazil, at a 1.000km distance only! Thanks for that!! Alex.

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