now on bbc news, on the banks of the parana river in the south of paraguay lies a group of towns known as colonias unidas or united colonies. these german settlements were first established more than 100 years ago by a handful of immigrant families wanting to farm the land. since then there s been a steady stream of new settlers, untiljune 2021 that is when suddenly the numbers began to spike but why? bbc mundo s mar michel travelled to the south american country. on the banks of the parana river, built among some of paraguay s most fertile land, hohenau, obligado and bella vista, or the united colonies. these german settlements were first established more than 100 years ago by immigrants wanting to farm the land.
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michael schwartz is another new arrival another new arrival an architect from stuttgart. he dreamt of building his own german community here in hohenau. but when nobody would move with him, he decided to pack up and come alone. many people tell about vaccination, but this is not the main thing for me. i want to have blue sky. not so much clouds, cloudy, and not so much rain. and i want warm weather and i want to do many things outside. and, of course, tax. 0k. ok. taxes. taxes. taxesis taxes. taxes is a big problem in germany. many people say in germany, we have the most taxes in the world, but the money is not put in for the people who live in germany long time.
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family, but there was another reason they decided to move. we ll come back to them later. michael schwartz is another new arrival an architect from stuttgart. he dreamt of building his own german community here in hohenau. but when nobody would move with him, he decided to pack up and come alone. many people tell about vaccination, but this is not the main thing for me. i want to have blue sky. not so much clouds, cloudy, and not so much rain. and i want warm weather and i want to do many things outside. and, of course, tax. 0k. taxes. taxes is a big problem in germany. many people say in germany, we have the most taxes in the world, but the money