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Yes - they are very clever with their stonework. 🙂 They are building stone walls and working on the driveway in front of our house and it's very interesting to watch the progress!

I've been on the wrong end of the NZ healthcare system a few times. I know what you mean.

You can email them at waytoparaguay@gmail.com for more info and check out their YT channel about their build. The details are in the info above 😊

Thanks champ. I love my bike. Regular service and it might outlive me.

The combat sports aren't as overt here as Nicaragua, but it's here (I can't talk for Asuncion as that's not where we've been living). There are quite a few gyms around the place so I bet there's a lot of combat type stuff happening.

Hi. Yes, definately, we have been looking for some houses for sale/rent to film. It can be a bit tricky because people are a bit shy about allowing you to film but we're definately working on it. We want to find some houses that are typical construction to discuss some of the things that we look for in this type of building. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks Jacqueline. We appreciate you tuning in🙂

Definately a lot to ponder for sure.

@@ADirtCheapLifeParaguay First things first. I'll be in Paraguay for a few nights in July to go put the papers for residency in with Radu. Wish I could make it out of Asuncion, visit the country a bit but I'm literally there for 3.5 nights as I leave super early in the morning on the last day. Thank you for all your useful content and if you are in Asuncion in July let me know :)

I'll get a video out for you on that topic asap.👍

Thanks man.

Oh yes, that blog took a lot of work to photoshop us in Nica! Wow, you're onto your 5th mechanic too! Let us know how you go, if you need a 6th we might be able to get ours to take a trip.

Atyra

@@ADirtCheapLifeParaguay Thank you very much, I'll be there this January!

Nice, I think you'll enjoy Paraguay.

I use a water distiller at home. Can't trust the water out of the pipe here, sometimes its slightly brown, or has a funky smell to it. If I move to Paraguay, I'll be getting a distiller again, regardless of the water report. Being near a farm that sprays "stuff" sounds scary! 😲. Yes the problem with buying a place in an area with "nice land" is that its "nice land" for others too! Like farmers or city/road planners.

That's cool. The world is a big place.

In the process.

Very little. We've been told people have seen the odd one but we haven't noticed any.

Not always. But we wouldn't buy land without it being surveyed.

You’re welcome 😊

Yes - it has character, and the locals are very friendly! 🙂

Our pleasure!

I believe there is an online portal. I'll find out the url and if you ever need it let me know. Also, you will generally know an area is 'lotified' because the development company has their signs everywhere. There's a few big development companies that have all of their developments online. Sometimes the roads are marked out on Google Maps even though no building has commenced. Also, when you obtain a survey of the land it would be worth asking for demarcations of adjoining properties. As a matter of course it's wise to establish who owns what land on every side of the property you're interested in and inquire what their intentions are. Ideally you can obtain the assistance of savvy Paraguay person who can establish the lay of the land.

That's fascinating. Thanks for sharing that. It makes a lot of sense.

There's natural spring water all around Caacupe. The water is beautiful.

We're happy to take that deal. Cheers.

Hey Julien, thanks champ, appreciated. Haa, yes, try to let them talk. Overtalking is a symptom of a generation that is forgetting how to converse. We hear you about pools. I'd love to give a natural pool a go. Lot's of aquatic plants here so a natural filter could work well. I hope you guys are well.

@@ADirtCheapLifeParaguay I'm definitely up for a natural pool. Another couple is also up to it. Sounds like it wouldn't be hard to co-build one with a few families. Looking forward to see you guys once we are back! Thanks for what you are doing to support folks out there.

In Paraguay Many people home school and vaccination is not enforced. Regarding Nica, I can't tell you what the letter of the law dictates but again, I know people who homeschool without vax. You could always ask Scott Miller as he claims to know everything but I would take it with a large pinch of salt.

About 16 degrees. Not very cold, we have just gone soft.

Thanks for the perspective. How much time have you spent in Paraguay?

Good questions. It's a massive subject. There's no snow but they do have massive rain dumps. Inclined roofs also allow for higher ceilings that can provide advantages with ventilation when fans are added. I love roof terraces but such buildings require a lot of material and engineering to support a terrace. Also, flat roofs, exposed to the sun act like heat batteries (because they're a slab of concrete on top of your house). Barns are beautiful but require a lot of building material and can be challenging to heat and cool. My opinion is the best solutions can be found mostly in the past. Dirt/clay, mixed with fibre (and maybe manure), sundried have been used for centuries here. Unfortunately most of those buildings were destroyed during the triple alliance war. But if you go to Granada/Leon (Nicaragua) those buildings are standing strong, provide incredible insulation, and will be standing in 100's of years. By incorporating traditional material together with steel frame and/or other materials such as aircrete, you could build a beautiful house, incredibly well insulated, vermin proof, fire proof...and dirt cheap. Much of the modern forms of building houses is a con. It's designed to make the supply multi-nationals rich, and of course, to keep the Govts in control. We need to bear in mind, that the climate cult lunatics are working toward banning or limiting everything so the solutions need to be simple, cheap and accessible to any country without the need to import material. Aircrete is an amazing material that can be utilized for roofs as it's light, insulated, strong, and can be shaped however you like. If you get a chance please check out the aircrete project I was involved with in Mexico at adirtcheaplife.com. No framing, nails, building paper, braces, studs were used. Just aircrete, stucco mesh. the secret is the curves. Man builds in straight lines, God builds in curves. Arches and domes are strong and self supporting. But even if you can't come at curved architecture you can still build amazing houses along more traditional lines. Once we find our land we will be producing a lot of content around the subject. That was actually the motivation for our name. We envisage building a house with mostly natural materials, aircrete etc...dirt will be a major component, and it will be cheap. The notion that people can build amazing homes for very little money without relying on the multinational supply companies is the globalists nightmare. There's our motivation.

@@ADirtCheapLifeParaguay Interesting...

@@ADirtCheapLifeParaguay we think alike, cheers... cheap but long lasting practical and efficient...

We're with you there Brad.

Pleasure, thanks for tuning in.

Great advice Walter. Thanks👍The good thing about the noise is that (in our experience) it's always been happy noise. People celebrating. As you say, sports, weddings.

@@ADirtCheapLifeParaguay yeah, happy noises are OK, the problem is alcohol, and people screaming a Tuesday at 3:30 am. The other funny thing is that if you live in a hilly place the sound rebounds in weird ways.

probably isn't as noisy as Friday and Saturday nights here in Austin TX. I have to wear noise-cancelling headphones to fall asleep.

Awesome. I hope it helps.

You're very welcome!

There seems to be the occasional fly-over but nothing significant.

Enjoying your reporting !

Always!

Thanks Jacqueline. We're working on it!

Septic tanks are common. In this region (Caacupe -Cordillera) there is an efficient trash pick-up service. Having said that, I believe some people do burn trash but it's not as common as we've seen in other countries in our travels.

No problem!