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Important things
Open questions
Workshop
100
Under the rule of which President was the first railway train in Paraguay built?
Carlos Antonio Lopez
100
In what year did the construction start?
1856-1858
100
Where is this place?
Central Station - Asuncion - Carlos Antonio Lopez
100
What positive impact did the train have on the communities?
Electricity, running water, modern bathrooms, joy, increase on sales
100
What's the name of a traditional means of transportation of Villarrica?
Karumbemoto
200
Name the engineers in charge of the construction of the tracks.
Ing. George Thompson, Evil P. Burnell y Henry Valpy,
200
How many stations were built?
44
200
What historical event interrupted the construction of the railways?
Triple Alliance War
200
What positive impact did the train have in the whole country?
Faster transportation, economical potential, better commercialization, new technologies
200
Name in order the things you must do in case of a heavy bleeding
Call an adult or 911, Clean wound, cover with a clean gauze and apply pressure.
300
What were the first railway stations built?
Asuncion, Trinidad, Luque
300
When did the last steam-powered train stop working?
1999
300
Who lived in the English Village?
British Engineers
300
What's the importance of the railway complex of Sapucai?
Workshops to repair trains, warehouses for maintenance, where trains "drank water"
300
Name 5 places where Tren Paraguay was filmed
Encarnacion, Carmen del Parana, Villarrica, Paraguari, Sapucai, Aregua, San Salvador, Yuty, Tebicuary, Pirapo, Asuncion
400
In what country were the locomotives "Villarrica" and "Progreso" originally made?
Germany
400
When was the town of Sapucai constructed?
1887-1894
400
Why was the English Village created?
To be closer to the railway complex where they needed to work
400
What is the opinion of the local community about having the train functioning again?
That it might bring the potential economy it had in the past
400
Name 5 phrases learnt in German
Ja, nein, hallo, danke, bitte, gluten tag, gluten morgen, Auf wiedershen,
500
How was the name of two foreign locomotives?
Villarrica and Progreso
500
When did the historical event that stopped the construction of the railway start and when did it end?
1864-1870
500
What were some of the reasons why the train stopped working?
Neglect and vandalism
500
Why is Manuel Ortiz Guerrero important for Guaira? Name 3 reasons
He was a famous poet, created the guarania, and used mainly guarani
500
What are the types of radios?
Commercial radio, State radio, Community radio