Paraguay, one of South America's least densely populated countries, experienced more than three decades of dictatorship under Alfredo Stroessner, who was ousted in 1989 and died in exile in 2006. The ...

1526 - Italian navigator Sebastian Cabot explores the rivers of Paraguay. 1537 - Spanish begin colonising the interior plains of Paraguay. 1609 - Spanish Jesuits begin converting the local population ...

US$500 million in assistance to be provided over five years as part of strategic partnership with Paraguay. It will support economic growth, poverty reduction and improved institutional framework.

Gabriela Cibils is on a mission – to help turn Paraguay into the Silicon Valley of South America. When she was growing up in the landlocked country, nestled between Brazil and Argentina, she says the ...