Paraguay adopts its second language

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In May 2019, twenty Paraguayan soccer players traveled from their hometown to Asunción, the nation’s capital, to play the most important game of their lives. Led by their captain, José Elías Argaña, they were the first indigenous team to qualify to Paraguay’s national soccer leag ...  Show more

<span lang="es" xml:lang="es">Hoy nuestro saludo es  un «¡Japy Verá!» desde Asunción, la ciudad capital de Paraguay. Situada en la región Oriental del país, Asunción tiene una historia rica y fascinante. Fundada el 15 de agosto de 1537 por Juan de Salazar de ...

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