paraguay lost half its population during the triple alliance war of 1864, fighting against brazil, uruguay and argentina, and opened its doors to immigrants from all over the world as it tried to repair. in the early 1900s, almost 400 kilometres south of the capital, a handful of german families led by a man named will home class began to build their united colonies and thousands more would follow. german escaping nazis during the second world war fled to the second world war fled to the united colonies and, ironically, nazis themselves fleeing justice would come and find sanctuary hereto. since then, there has been a steady stream of immigration until june 2021 when suddenly the