This colorful book on PARAGUAY is the first comprehensive English language tour guide published about this small, land-locked country. Arriving in time for the Mennonite World Conference in Asunción, Paraguay in July of 2009, the first three chapters on Basics, Information on Getting There, and Information While Being There provide the nuts and bolts: from the name Paraguay, to facts and figures, demographics, geography, economy, passports and visas, airlines, clothing, inoculation, health, insurance, customs, going solo vs. group tour, weather, getting around, e-mail, tipping, embassies, to hospitals. The next three chapters, History, Culture, and Asunción, describe the Jesuit period, the Triple Alliance War, the Chaco War, politics, music, language and literature, painting, sculpture, carvings, museums, universities, monuments, strolls through Asunción, proud buildings, memorable restaurants, great lodging, and the Mennonite impact. A Mennonite writer and a painter are also featured. The four chapters on going North, South, East and West of Asunción explore the countryside, with the chapter on the West detailing the civilizing of the Chaco by the Mennonites. The final two chapters, Uniquely Paraguay and Oddities explain the name Guaraní, ñanduti, sopa Paraguaya, yerba mate, algorrobo, mandioca, long life milk, the Southern Cross, and the reversal of periods and commas. The Appendix contains measurement conversion factors, basic Spanish, bibliography, and personal interest stories such as Kornelius Issak, Liese Kaethler, Madame Lynch, and Katharina Warkentin. The Author: Erwin Boschmann was born and raised in Paraguay, and came to the U.S. to study at Bethel College. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in Chemistry, and has been a faculty member and administrator with Indiana University since 1968. He was the Executive Director of Plowshares and CEO of Indianapolis Peace House, a Lilly Endowment funded project. He was awarded IU s highest teaching award, received a Lilly Faculty Open Fellowship, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Bethel College. He has led many tour groups through Paraguay.