At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels through Paraguay

John Gimlette

A travel book about Paraguay. The author is obsessed by the country which he first visited during the Falklands War. It's quite well written but it hasn't sold the country to me. It was once thought to be the location of El Dorado but it's a nasty place where Nazis go to die and Nazi hunters track them down. It's been run by a succession of awful dictators and the main economic activities are drug running and smuggling. The book is worth a read.
Gill 18/4/04

A book about Paraguay and its convoluted and bloody history. It is a fascinating country which operates according to its own rules and its terrible history has passed relatively unnoticed outside South America.

Unfortunately, the book is not well written and doesn't engage the reader.
Andrew 17/7/04

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