A friend of mine sent me these great photos for my blog.

They are taken by Luis Rodriguez a Paraguayan photographer who lives in Luque.

Gracias Luis!! 

This photos are from Luque’s Church which is beautiful in downtown Luque.

The lapachos (the pink trees are very popular in Paraguay).

This is a very interesting tree, with a lot of properties, also known as Tebebuia Impestiginosa, Taheebo or Pau d’ Arco, it is believe that some componet of the Lapacho called quechua found to be a powerful antibiotic with virus killing properties. There is also a Lapacho, I didn’t know that, and I’m very surprised about the amazing properties it has, even for cancer. 

Another great South American tree is Palo Santo (Holy Wood), also known as Bulnesia Sarmientoi, they even make cup of palo santo, it has an incredible taste and smell

Lapacho’s Properties

Luque is certainly among the cities I most like from Paraguay, it is unique and the people are lovely.

Very close to Asuncion. =)

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