and voters now have a day to reflect on the competing claims of the two remaining candidates emmanuel macron and marine le pen. voting is on sunday in an election which is being closely monitored across the european union and beyond. now on bbc news, escape to paraguay. 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. recently, paraguay has seen a new wave of german immigration. babbles yes, we have a problem in germany, but it is not so easy to talk about this problem. but that s not all. we ve been told that in the last four weeks, at least 1,200 people have entered the country illegally. so can that be true? are german immigrants really breaking into paraguay? and if so, why? it s one of the oldest cities in south america. asuncion, the capital of a nation built on imm
and tyson fury will take on dillian whyte later, in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. now on bbc news, escape to paraquay. bbc mundo s mar michel has been finding out why a group of towns in the south american country has suddenly seen a spike in new settlers. 0n the banks of the parana river, built among some of paraguay s most fertile land, hohenau, 0bligado 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. recently, paraguay has seen a new wave of german immigration. babbles yes, we have a problem in germany, but it is not so easy to talk about this problem. but that s not all. we ve been told that in the last four weeks, at least 1,200 people have entered the country illegally. so can that be true? are german immigrants really breaking into paraguay? and if so, why? it s one of the oldest cities in south america. a
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 400km south of the capital, a handful of german families, led by a man named wilhelm closs, began to build the united colonies, and thousands more would follow. germans escaping nazis during the second world war fled to the united colonies and ironically, nazis themselves fleeing justice back home would find sanctuary here, too. since then, there s been a steady stream of immigration untiljune 2021, when suddenly the numbers began to accelerate. so i made the six hourjourney
Sanctuary here too. since then, there s been a steady stream of immigration untiljune 2021, when suddenly the numbers began to accelerate. so i made the six hourjourney from asuncion to the colonies to meet some of the new arrivals. fuhl dich wie zu hause. it means, feel like you are at home. and for thousands of germans who have arrived here in recent months, this really is home now. amongst them, the hausens two year old ella, her mum teresa, and dad stephan. they moved to paraguay in novemberfrom nuremberg. but why? laughs
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.