Thx! I love this place, it´s about 6 km from our property and we spend much time there. The jesuit ruins in Trinidad are worth a visit too, especially the light show in the evening .
I and my family really like the Colonias Unidas area. If not for my work obligation and my son's school being located in Luque, we would probably move there.
Sport hunters go to the Chaco to hunt jaguar and cougar. There are also very large ranches that will let people go hunting, and even pay a bounty if they have a jaguar problem. That is not officially legal, but it happens. Regular hunters mainly hunt javali or tagua (types of wild boar). But they will take basically any animal they find on the hunting trip (capybara, armadillo, yacare), clean it and cook it up.
Thank you for the question. I don't think I would recommend the Chaco to someome who is looking to enjoy their retirement. I know that it is a romantic notion, being surrounded by nature in a remote location. But life there would come with some significant hurdles to overcome. In general, the Chaco is sparsely populated (less than 5% of the population lives there) and they are mainly indigenous peoples, wealthy landowners or German colonists. It is hotter and drier in the Chaco than in the rest of Paraguay, which is why it is comprised mainly of very large cattle ranches, and small inigenous communities. Security would be an issue, as you would be out on your own, far from many types of assisstance (medical, police, fire) and the vast majority of roads are very long dirt roads, which when wet from rain, become slick mud, which is almost impossible to transit even with four wheel drive and a wench. I would recommend something rural in the central or southern part of the country before I would recommend the Chaco.
Looks like my kind of place
Wow, is really beautiful there!!! Thanks for sharing Mike!!! 👍👍👍
Thx! I love this place, it´s about 6 km from our property and we spend much time there. The jesuit ruins in Trinidad are worth a visit too, especially the light show in the evening .
I and my family really like the Colonias Unidas area. If not for my work obligation and my son's school being located in Luque, we would probably move there.
Enjoyed your video. Wish I was there. Keep it coming....
Thank you Sue. Glad that you liked the video.
Did you visit any of the Jesuit ruins while you were in Hohenau?
Unfortunately no. Not this time around. But we hope to visit again this summer and see the ruins.
Mike you cut your mango trees or still live ?
What do people hunt in Paraguay?
Sport hunters go to the Chaco to hunt jaguar and cougar. There are also very large ranches that will let people go hunting, and even pay a bounty if they have a jaguar problem. That is not officially legal, but it happens.
Regular hunters mainly hunt javali or tagua (types of wild boar). But they will take basically any animal they find on the hunting trip (capybara, armadillo, yacare), clean it and cook it up.
Hey Mike any thoughts on buying properties in Chaco’i? I am thinking about retiring there
Thank you for the question. I don't think I would recommend the Chaco to someome who is looking to enjoy their retirement. I know that it is a romantic notion, being surrounded by nature in a remote location. But life there would come with some significant hurdles to overcome. In general, the Chaco is sparsely populated (less than 5% of the population lives there) and they are mainly indigenous peoples, wealthy landowners or German colonists. It is hotter and drier in the Chaco than in the rest of Paraguay, which is why it is comprised mainly of very large cattle ranches, and small inigenous communities. Security would be an issue, as you would be out on your own, far from many types of assisstance (medical, police, fire) and the vast majority of roads are very long dirt roads, which when wet from rain, become slick mud, which is almost impossible to transit even with four wheel drive and a wench. I would recommend something rural in the central or southern part of the country before I would recommend the Chaco.