再窮的國家都有有錢人，巴拉圭雖然貴為南美最窮的國家之一，托近年經濟改善之福，部分人先富起來了。

Paraguay is one of the poorest and least developed countries in South America but it doesn’t mean that there’s no rich people, especially in the capital city Asuncion.

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在首都 Asuncion 不時見到不少歐洲名車，而打扮整齊企理的貌似高級行政人員在市中心亦隨處可見，黃昏落日時更見不少中產人仕帶著 iPod 在河堤大道緩跑。在平行時空的另一頭，夾在市中心廣場 Plaza de los Heroes 和河堤大道中間只是兩街之遙的，便是貧民窟。那些從無機會上學，連西班牙語也不懂而只會說傳統 Guarani 語的街童，自少便在市中心街頭混，靠擦鞋，拾荒賺點零錢幫補家計。

當兩個平行時空交疊時，便出現了大公司在街頭做宣傳，搞派對，大派免費罐裝啤酒予各打扮得宜人仕，而街童和老婦卻隨即到處找尋丟棄空罐的畫面。

Asuncion is a city of two tales. On one hand, expensive European cars are commonly seen in the city, executives alike people are everywhere in the center and middle class Paraguayans are jogging with iPod in the nice riverside everyday. On the other hand, the slum is only two blocks away from the city center, between Plaza de los Heroes and the nice riverside. Kids from there never have a chance to school to even learn Spanish and they wander around the center everyday trying to make a living by shinning shoes or scavenging.

It’s very uncomfortable to see the two worlds crossed each other today. A beverage company held a street event to promote its new drink by giving free beer to well doing Paraguayans while the slum kids and old women worked hard to pick up all empty cans for few extra pennies.