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Trinidad Ruins

We tried to get as close to the Trinidad ruins as possible by bus. We had to stroll from the main road to the actual site of the ruins. The reddish soil and tropical vegetation gave us the an Africa feeling (see above), although this might have been different had we really been to Africa. The countryside was very calm. The half hour that we were allowed to spend at the ruins (before closing time) didn't give us any religious insights, but the solemn site  appeared quite appealing in the evening sun (see right). We enjoyed the countryside even more when taking another way back towards the main road. I managed to drop a bottle of grape fruit pop on the ground because I was so occupied wondering whether the Indian-like cow would like to drink it. Dirty as it became, we gave the bottle to a local boy, who seemed a bit unsure as to whether accept the dirty gift or not. The next morning we headed off towards Argentina by bus. At the border we were to be charged $50 each for not having a entrance stamp in the passport. Quite annoyed we returned to Encarnación where (after some bargaining) we managed to leave Paraguay by boat for $25 each (see below).

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