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It s one of the oldest cities in south america. asuncion, the capital of a nation built on immigration. 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 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 ....
Paraguay is surrounded by bolivia, argentina and brazil. with limited resources, policing the perimeter is not easy. juan says this means illegal immigrants are easily able to enter the country and bypass the covid checks. he says corrupt officials then legitimise their paperwork. the bbc cannot independently verinyuan s figures. estimates we ve received differ hugely. in response tojuan s allegations, the government told us. ....
The only misconception we have discovered among the newcomers. covid measures here are actually quite strict. vaccine certificates and pcrs are carefully checked. you can find hand washing stations like this outside virtually every public place, and masks are commonplace. but the fear among the locals is that some of the new arrivals don t feel that these rules apply to them. it s a big worry, especially as paraguay had the highest number of covid deaths per capita anywhere in the world when this new spike of immigration began. ....
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. ....