One of the clearest and sobering examples we saw of the huge gap between the haves and have nots in Paraguay was this view from the Palacio Legislativo. Very humble homes without basic services perch precariously along the rivers edge etween the lovely plazas and avenues of the edge of the city and the banks of the Paraguay R.
About 1/2 km further along is the President’s Palace, beautiful colonial era building which is now where the president of the country conducts businesss; it is not lived in. Alongside the large manicured grounds between building and river are also similar buildings and homes to these. All highly susceptible to flooding. We heeded the guide’s warning this might not be the best place for two foreign ladies to wander sight seeing, at night especially. 