PARAGUARY

PARAGUAY TRADITIONAL FOODS.

• Bori Bori which dumplings of cornmeal and cheese and sometimes chicken are added.
• Dulce de Guayaba - a sweet jam made from guava, served alone or eaten with bread.
• Mbaipy he-é - a dessert or corn, milk and molasses.
• Mbaipy he-é - a dessert or corn, milk and molasses.
• Koserevá - a dessert prepared with the skin of sour oranges and cooked in molasses. Sometimes lemon and grapefruit peelings are used.

PARAGUAYS HISTORY

• The Paraguayan War lasted form1864 to1870
• Over 400,000 people died including women, elders, children and soldiers died.
• Most of them died from the horrible diseases over 90 percent of them.

Jaguar facts

• About 100 days of mating , the female will give birth to a litter of 2-4 cubs.
• Adult males can reach length of more than 7 feet, and weigh from 150 to 200 pounds.
• Deforestation rates are high in Latin America and is killing the Jaguars natural habitat

THE Pampas deer

• Their hide consists of tan fur that is lighter on the insides the on the out side
• They have white patches under their throats and on their lips
• The Pampas deer is listed as Near Threatened
• The predator of the pampas is the jaguar, mane wolf.

THE GUANACO

• The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a member of the Camelidae family
• They have double coats like llamas, one outer coat, and one inner coat.
• The guanaco is related to the lama and the alpaca also it is hunted for its meat.

PECCARY

• When threatened, the Peccary defends itself with its tusk which sharpens by themselves
• It is also called a musk hog because of the strong odor is gives off.

COATIMUNDIS

• Coatimundis live in loosely grouped bands of 4 to 25 females
• Like wild horses it only has one male coatimundis in the group.
• . With its bear-like paws they feed on small birds, fruit, leaves, roots and insects.
• Coatimundis are hunted by jaguars, boas, pumas, foxes, tayras, ocelots and hawks.

WEBSITES

• http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Carnivora/Procyonidae/Nas...
• http://www.southamerica.cl/paraguay/typical-food.htm