You're very welcome!

Thanks Jacqueline. We're working on it!

Awesome. I hope it helps.

We're with you there Brad.

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.

Always!

No problem!

Pleasure, thanks for tuning in.

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.

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...

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.

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

Enjoying your reporting !