The first train ran in 1861, a teacup-sized screecher named Sapucaí-in Guarani, “The Scream”-for its piercing whistle. Within six years, Paraguay’s network of rails reached 45 miles into the jungle. (The Lopezes also brought the country a modern navy, an opera, and South America’s first foundry.) In 1856, they enlisted the help of an English engineer named William Whytehead to build the San Roque train station in Asunción. It was in this context that, in roughly the quarter-century following Francia’s death in 1840, two of his successors-Carlos Lopez and then Lopez’s son Francisco-set to modernizing the country. By the end of Francia’s reign, Paraguay had become one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America. (On hearing the news, he reportedly said, “If the Holy Father himself should come to Paraguay I would make him my private chaplain.”)įrancia’s capricious leadership had an upside: It integrated Paraguay’s population and forced the country to develop its domestic economy. He sealed Paraguay’s borders and nationalized the possessions of the Catholic Church, for which he was promptly excommunicated. He consolidated power so completely that the nation’s Congress decreed his absolute control over the country for life. Francia, as he became popularly known, banned higher education and instituted mandatory interracial marriage. After taking office in 1814, he immediately set to work trying to turn Paraguay into a self-sufficient utopia. He would not be the country’s last dictator, but he was possibly its most bizarre. The first person to rule Paraguay after it gained independence from Spain was a doctor of theology named José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. But in Paraguay, wood-powered engines like this one had plied the railways until 2000.Ī little history. It was painted black, sported the Paraguayan flag, and looked like it had rolled right out of 1875.
Behind the train yards I found my first locomotive, Encarnacion 151. Its boiler had turned rust-brown, and the crane’s main shaft emerged from it like a stork’s beak.
So was an old railroad crane that reared up a few yards away. One of the first sights that greeted me was the chassis of a train sitting on tracks long-since covered with grass. What I discovered was an eerie reflection of Paraguayan history. Intrigued, I set out to learn about the town and its trains. Even Caballero, the district capital where I worked on health and sanitation projects, looked like a ghost town out of old Westerns.Ī closer look at Sapucaí revealed a strange memorial to this depopulation: a collection of pint-sized train locomotives and rail cars scattered about, rusting into decrepitude. When its rail service stopped 12 years ago, many of its inhabitants moved to Asunción, or other cities and countries, in search of work. This area is something of an empty quarter in Paraguay. In summer the droning whine of cicadas mixed with the bone-rattling clatter of 18-wheelers roaring by. It had two gas stations and a few thousand inhabitants living in low-slung stucco houses that sat on either side of a long, recently asphalted ribbon of pavement. John Barned-Smith | Sapucaí looked like any other Paraguayan campo town when I passed it on the bus the first time, on my way to the small village where I spent the last two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. Notes from the Undergrad Slow bus in MalawiĮlsewhere Paraguay’s past in an abandoned train yardĮxpert Opinion Why “Made in China” misleads Now this element has been simplified, making things even more compulsive, but experienced players should however not be afraid that the game has become less challenging.The history of Paraguay in a wood-powered locomotive.
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Turmoil – The Heat Is On is a brand-new campaign with tons of oil to dig up and convert into cash! It is designed to make you feel right at home, but at the same time offering lots of new mechanics and fun features.įor the ardent Turmoil fan one important aspect picked up and improved on was that players never used natural gas to its full potential. Turmoil has easy to understand mechanics, for both novice and expert players, with many layers of game challenges to offer hours of gameplay”. We have certainly learned a lot from the original game, and the DLC marks a big shift forward, which is apparent from the moment you start playing. Not only to extend the enjoyment of Turmoil, but to make the game even more intuitive and immersive. Jos Bouman, Creative Director, “March 21st will be the date to check out the new DLC, “The Heat is On.” We have been working constantly on new ideas and features.
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