Discovering Paraguay

Other Places Travel Guide: Paraguay, 2012 & 2017

In 2008, I discovered there were no standalone guidebooks to Paraguay on the market. The small Paraguay chapters in continent-spanning travel compendiums did not focus on what I, as a Paraguayan, would have chosen to share about such a special country. After many years of travel and writing, my guidebook was published by Other Places Publishing in 2012 and an updated & expanded edition was released in 2017. Both were labors of love and products of deep roots and many years of busrides and rounds of tereré.

Paraguay with Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

I was a researcher and field-coordinator for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’s Paraguay episode (Season 4, Episode 3). A few years later, I was asked to write this fun companion piece on traveling in Paraguay for the Explore Parts Unknown website.

An Insider's Guide to Asunción

The venues may have changed, but Asunción’s vibe will always be as laid back and welcoming as it was when I wrote this piece on Paraguay’s capital city for The Guardian in 2015.

Paraguayan Food on KCRW's Good Food!

Cranberry Harvest; Healing the Wounds of War; Paraguay; Bacon as a Weapon

I first appeared on KCRW’s award-winning food Good Food show on Nov 7th, 2009, while deep in research mode for my guidebook. As a longtime listener of Evan Kleiman’s, it was a joy to speak with her about Paraguayan food. Check it out at minute 36:15!

California Homemade Food Act; Yerba Mate; Coffee Geeks | KCRW

I returned to KCRW & Good Food on Sep 29th, 2012, to discuss the myriad of ways Paraguayans consume yerba mate with Evan Klieman (delightful as always). Listen in at min 30:30!

Discovering Paraguay - the origin story…

My first true foray into writing came in the form of a bilingual blog about Paraguay. I reasoned that if I was going to write a whole guidebook about Paraguay I might as well practice by writing bi-weekly blog posts. The Discovering Paraguay blog/website was eventually hacked but I still post sporadically on the Discovering Paraguay Facebook and Instagram.