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Peru 0-0 Venezuela – Copa América 2019 Group A (15 June 2019)
Creditable if not a classic. Here, @DarrenSpherical recounts La Vinotinto's first Copa América 2019 game against Peru.
Copa América 2019 – Group A
Saturday 15 June 2019 – Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Video Highlights of Peru 0-0 Venezuela, Copa América Group A, 15 June 2019 (YouTube)
Venezuela Ride Their Luck To Hang On For A Valuable Point
In their group stage bow, Venezuela were reduced to ten men but VAR and goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez aided them to battle to a potentially crucial point.
Manager Rafael Dudamel fielded the same team that swept aside an under-strength USA, but here, against World Cup-level opposition, they were unable to combine with anything like the same verve. Perhaps it was the fear of the likely ramifications of losing, possibly it owed something to the stadium being less than one-quarter full, but whatever the cause, overall it was a rather lacklustre game.
The frequent stoppages didn't help matters. The first of these came after seven minutes when Peru thought that they had taken the lead. Talismanic striker Paolo Guerrero was fouled by left-back Luis Mago on the right edge of the area and the resulting free-kick was swung into the danger zone. The cross was contested by Renato Tapia and Faríñez and the goalkeeper was left red-faced as he failed to collect it, with the ball instead bobbling to Christofer Gonzáles, who composed himself well to bounce a strike that ended up in the top corner of the net. However, after a four-minute wait, the goal was ruled out owing to an offside picked up by VAR. Nobody can argue with this decision, but they certainly can with the time it took to reach it as well as how this was factored into the amount of stoppage-time allocated. Indeed, given that several players were to later find themselves down on the deck for prolonged periods, then other than to save the organisers' blushes, one can only wonder why the referee added on a mere four minutes at the end of the first half.
Still, Peru seemed to be in the ascendancy early on and could well have scored in the 15th minute when they broke up Mago's side with Jefferson Farfán squaring the ball to Christian Cueva on the left edge of the area. However, despite the defenders being at sixes and sevens, the Santos attacker could only screw his strike wide of the target.
Not for the first time, Venezuela struggled to link up effectively with one another and it wasn't until the 22nd minute that a chance of note was generated. On the left, Jhon Murillo received a diagonal ball from Jefferson Savarino and crossed into the area, with Yangel Herrera's touch knocking it on to Salomón Rondón. The Premier League striker poked a point-blank effort goalwards but goalkeeper Pedro Gallese instinctively stuck his leg in the way to prevent a goal.
Five minutes later, Venezuela had another chance when, from an acute angle on the left, Savarino swung in a free-kick that Gallese punched away. Nevertheless, Peru soon re-asserted themselves and fashioned some half-chances: Luis Advíncula's 32nd-minute low drive from the edge of the area that Faríñez collected at the second attempt and then a 37th-minute chest-and-strike from Guerrero which was hit with intent, albeit over the bar. Perhaps the Internacional forward was just warming up as in the 42nd minute he swung a powerful free-kick around the wall, forcing Faríñez to touch it out behind. From the resulting corner, the goalkeeper's shaky start to the tournament continued as he weakly punched out the cross and was fortunate that, whilst he was in no-man's-land, Tomás Rincón was covering the net and able to block Luis Abram's goal-bound attempt.
All square at the break, the second half started a little brighter for Venezuela as Rondón's 47th-minute free-kick just outside of the area was struck a yard or so wide.
This was a false dawn and some 15 minutes later when Farfán was granted space to head home, Los Incas thought that they had gained the lead. Again, however, Señor VAR intervened, this time to correctly adjudge that the ball was played offside before the cross even came in to the area.
Thus, another let-off for Venezuela who, courtesy of a Rondón flick five minutes later, suddenly found a hole in the Peruvian backline, but Murillo's shot from a slight angle was aimed straight at Gallese.
Any hopes that Venezuela may just pull a crafty one on their opponents were largely put to bed in the 74th minute when Mago received his second yellow card for a badly-timed challenge. At this point, many Vinotinto fans' memories were cast back to the 2015 Copa when fellow left-back Fernando Amorebieta also received his marching orders and a late Peru goal condemned Venezuela to a 1-0 defeat in a similarly crucial encounter.
However, it appears that Venezuela's No. 1 is less prone to such fatalistic thoughts. Indeed, less than two minutes later he redeemed himself with a fantastic save. This came as Farfán's effort was deflected to the back post where it looked as if it would be knocked home, yet the Millonarios goalkeeper was somehow able to anticipate the direction of the strike and claw it out from the goal line. Subsequently, the ball was played back into the goalmouth, forcing Faríñez to pull off another close-range save and then watch as the rebound was sliced against the post. As an aside, not that anyone involved was aware at the time, but these latter two attempts were from offside players.
This bout of goalmouth pinball was the biggest scare that the ten men were to face in the final 15 minutes, but not the only one: in the 81st minute, Faríñez was forced to parry wide Edison Flores' strike from the edge of the area and two minutes later the goalkeeper breathed a sigh of relief as Farfán's close-range header narrowly evaded the target.
Thus, overall Peru had the better of this 0-0 draw and for the majority of the second half Dudamel's men, although never completely out of the game, struggled to really test Gallese's gloves. Substitutes Yeferson Soteldo and Darwin Machís perhaps displayed some late attacking intent and creativity which may well influence the manager's thinking ahead of Tuesday's clash with Brazil, but he'll know that they will need to do a lot better to trouble the hosts.
That said, even though Venezuela's progression hopes are likely to be determined by the final game against Bolivia, this point, albeit gained in underwhelming circumstances, could undoubtedly prove invaluable to prolonging their stay.
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Peru (4-3-3): P. Gallese; L. Advíncula, C. Zambrano, L. Abram, M. Trauco; R. Tapia, C. Gonzáles (A. Carrillo, 88′), Y. Yotún (A. Polo, 66′); J. Farfán, P. Guerrero, C. Cueva (E. Flores, 46′).
Venezuela (4-3-2-1): W. Fariñez; R. Rosales, J. Chancellor, M. Villanueva, L. Mago; J. Moreno (R. Hernández, 78′), Y. Herrera, T. Rincón; J. Savarino (D. Machís, 69′), J. Murillo (Y. Soteldo, 84′); S. Rondón.
This entry was posted in Venezuela National Team and tagged André Carrillo, Andy Polo, Édison Flores, Brazil 2019, Carlos Zambrano, Christian Cueva, Christofer Gonzáles, Copa América, Copa América 2019, Darwin Machís, Júnior Moreno, Jefferson Farfán, Jefferson Savarino, Jhon Chancellor, Jhon Murillo, La Vinotinto, Luis Abram, Luis Advincula, Luis Mago, Miguel Trauco, Mikel Villanueva, Paolo Guerrero, Pedro Gallese, Peru, Rafael Dudamel, Renato Tapia, Roberto Rosales, Ronald Hernández, Salomón Rondón, Tomas Rincón, Venezuela, Wuilker Fariñez, Yangel Herrera, Yeferson Soteldo, Yoshimar Yotún on June 18, 2019 by hispanospherical.
Venezuela 2-2 Peru – CONMEBOL Qualification Stage for FIFA World Cup 2018 (23 March 2017)
At half-time, the thirteenth matchday of La Vinotinto's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign appeared to herald a rebirth; by full-time, it was just another chapter in a weary story. Here, Hispanospherical.com provides a full match report and some thoughts…
CONMEBOL Qualifying Stage for FIFA World Cup 2018
Thursday 23 March 2017 – Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Monagas State
Venezuela 2-2 Peru
Video Highlights of Venezuela 2-2 Peru, CONMEBOL Qualifying Stage for FIFA World Cup 2018, 23 March 2017 (YouTube)
First Half Fantastic, Second Half Familiar for Fresh-Faced Venezuela
For the third time during their Russia 2018 qualifying campaign, Venezuela were pegged back to a draw after leading 2-0, thus stalling Rafael Dudamel's attempts to revitalise his new-look bottom-dwelling nation.
On what was a dangerous, rain-soaked pitch in Maturín, Peru came closest in the first quarter when Aldo Corzo's powerful header from a corner was well-parried out by 19-year-old goalkeeper Wuilker Fariñez. However, soon afterwards in the 24th minute, Venezuela took the lead. Rómulo Otero's free-kick from the left was whipped in and headed onto the bar by a Peruvian defender, with the ball then bouncing kindly to Mikel Villanueva, who nodded home for his second international goal – both of which have come against Peru.
The hosts, playing in a 4-4-2 formation, often showed much intent to get forward, with the two strikers in particular finding themselves in promising positions. In the 32nd-minute, Salomón Rondón drove towards the area but instead of squaring it to Josef Martínez, he continued his run and was hustled off the ball by a defender, yet despite the West Brom man's protests, no penalty was awarded. Three minutes later, his partner Martínez managed to get away from an opponent inside the area, before sliding it back to Jhon Murillo. However, though this ball bypassed the goalkeeper, there were a few defenders crowding the goalmouth and one of them did well to chest wide the Tondela winger's side-footed strike for a corner.
However, in the 40th minute, Venezuela sensationally doubled their lead. Adding to a couple of similarly spectacular strikes earlier this year for his Brazilian side, Atlético Mineiro, Rómulo Otero phenomenally struck a swerving 35-40-yard free-kick which fizzed off goalkeeper Pedro Gallese's gloves and into the net; perhaps the Peru no. 1 should have done better but it was also a very impressive hit. Five minutes later when the teams went in for the break, it looked as if Dudamel's tweaking of the personnel and the system had ushered in the belated start of a new, more competitive, phase.
Yet, within the first minute of the restart, things began to sour. Peru pulled a goal back after Rolf Feltscher was easily beaten by Édison Flores on the flank; he, in turn, fed Christian Cueva who had plenty of space to pass it between the centre-backs to Benfica's André Carrillo, who slid the ball past Fariñez.
Despite this, Venezuela were to have two very good opportunities to regain their two-goal lead before the hour-mark. Firstly, in the 49th minute, Murillo crossed in a dangerous low ball from the right yet Rondón couldn't quite reach it with his slide. Then, five minutes later, the Premier League striker played into space Martínez, who then roamed towards the edge of the area; however, despite only having the goalkeeper to beat, the MLS top-scorer badly sliced his golden opportunity wide. Shortly afterwards, some attacking impetus was lost as he was replaced by youngster and fellow America resident, Yangel Herrera; post-match, it was revealed that Martínez had picked up an injury and will be reportedly out of action for ten days, thus missing Tuesday's Chile clash.
However, it was to be Peru who took advantage of this increasingly open game. Familiar foe Paolo Guerrero provided the goal in the 64th minute when he beat the out-of-sorts Wilker Ángel to climb highest and head home Yoshimar Yotún's corner. Eight minutes later, Guerrero was not far off taking Los Incas in front when a low cross fell invitingly, but he couldn't quite locate the trigger, with Fariñez instead gratefully gathering.
Not long afterwards, the impressive Otero was replaced by 24-year-old Leganés attacker Darwin Machís, who was making his first Vinotinto appearance in over five years. Within two minutes, he took the ball past a defender on the left edge of the area before striking a hard low shot at the goalkeeper who, given the conditions, did well to hold onto it. However, this was soon eclipsed by a greater chance that fell to Rondón, who benefited from a ricochet yet, despite having a clear sight of goal, he horribly miscued his left-footed effort comfortably wide. Gasps of disbelief reigned around the rainy Estadio Monumental de Maturín; this was to be Venezuela's last chance of note.
With six minutes remaining, Murillo made way for diminutive dribbler Yeferson Soteldo. With Herrera and Fariñez already on the pitch, this meant Dudamel had managed to field all three of the stand-out performers from the Under-20 side's impressive Sudamericano Sub-20 tournament earlier this year. The manager appears to have many promising youngsters at his disposal, either still in their teens or early twenties; however, today was not the day for them to collectively flourish and announce themselves to a wider public.
After all, they very nearly ended up on the losing side when, in the 91st minute, Miguel Trauco's cross was headed low inside the area by Raúl Ruidiaz. Yet to the evident relief of Fariñez and the apparent disbelief of Peru boss Ricardo Gareca, this went narrowly wide.
Thus, after a 2-0 lead was squandered, it ended all-square, just as it had done a year ago. Even though Villanueva scored, Venezuela's new-look defence looked out-of-sorts, with the players gifting space and struggling to keep up with their opponents. Further upfield, Murillo and, in particular, Otero, caught the eye and provided some creative moments. Regarding the two strikers Martínez and Rondón, however, though they did demonstrate some nice link-up play and creativity of their own, their finishing left something to be desired.
With no Martínez, Venezuela will really need Rondón to be on his game when leading their attack against Chile, holding up the ball and providing relief for the defence. Given La Roja beat La Vinotinto 4-1 on Venezuelan soil a year ago, the back four will also especially be required to improve, in their case by demonstrating more alertness and mutual understanding.
Waiting for them in Santiago will be a Chile side who, having just lost to Argentina, are now outside of the top five positions and so really need to win. Venezuela famously knocked Chile out of the 2011 Copa América quarter-final, yet since then have lost all four subsequent encounters, scoring just once and conceding 14. Thus, those anticipating a Dudamel Revolution may wish to keep these wishful thoughts private for the time being.
Venezuela (4-4-2): W. Fariñez; A. González, W. Ángel, M. Villanueva, R. Feltscher; J. Murillo (Y. Soteldo, 84′), A. Guerra, T. Rincón, R. Otero (D. Machís, 73′); J. Martínez (Y. Herrera, 59′) & S. Rondón.
Peru (4-2-3-1): P. Gallese; A. Corzo, C. Ramos, A. Rodríguez, M. Trauco; Y. Yotún (S. Peña, 78′), R. Tapia (P. Aquino, 85′); A. Carrillo (R. Ruidíaz, 78′), C. Cueva, É. Flores; P. Guerrero.
This entry was posted in Venezuela National Team and tagged Alejandro Guerra, Alexander González, André Carrillo, Édison Flores, Christian Cueva, CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers, Darwin Machís, Jhon Murillo, Josef Martínez, Miguel Trauco, Mikel Villanueva, Paolo Guerrero, Peru, Raúl Ruidíaz, Rafael Dudamel, Rómulo Otero, Ricardo Gareca, Rolf Feltscher, Salomón Rondón, South American football, South American World Cup Qualifiers, Tomas Rincón, Venezuela, Venezuelan Football, Wilker Ángel, Wuilker Fariñez, Yangel Herrera, Yeferson Soteldo on March 25, 2017 by hispanospherical.
Peru 0-1 Venezuela – International Friendly (31 March 2015)
Tuesday 31 March 2015 – Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Match Highlights of Peru 0-1 Venezuela, International Friendly, 31 March 2015 (Courtesy of YouTube user Claudio Navarro Vargas)
La Vinotinto Bounce Back as Starlet Martínez Restores Optimism
Peru (4-2-3-1): Gallese; Advíncula, Zambrano, Ramos, Céspedes; Ballón, Tapia; Carrillo (Benavente, 71′), Deza (Cueva, 30′), Hurtado (Gonzáles, 84′); Ávila (Ruidíaz, 71′).
Venezuela (4-2-3-1): Baroja; Rosales, Vizcarrondo, Túñez, Amorebieta; Rincón, Seijas (Lucena, 68′); Guerra (A. González, 90+2′), Martínez (Arango, 64′), C. González (Vargas, 78′); S. Rondón (M. Rondón, 90+3′).
In what was an open and often fiercely contested international, Torino forward Josef Martínez's strike on the hour-mark was enough to give La Vinotinto a morale-boosting win against their Copa América Group C rivals.
As Brazil and Colombia are also in this group, the encounter on 18 June between these two nations may prove decisive in determining whether either can qualify for the knock-out stage as one of the two best-peforming third-placed sides. Venezuela, having just four days prior been defeated by Jamaica – another side with marginal hopes of reaching the second phase of this competition – will be pleased, not to mention relieved, to have gone some way to getting back on track with this victory. Had they not, the pessimism that has occasionally been expressed in the national media in the first eight months of Noel Sanvicente's reign possibly would have permeated throughout the squad before a Copa ball had even been kicked.
This Vinotinto performance, though far from flawless, was nevertheless an improvement, with the side linking up more effectively in attacking positions, creating far more chances and conceding less ground in defensive areas. The more frequent forward forays can partly be attributed to three changes, namely the use of Luis Manuel Seijas as a deep-lying playmaker and, more significantly further upfield, Alejandro Guerra and Josef Martínez – both of whom had provided rare offensive optimism after they came on at half-time against Jamaica.
Here at the Lockhart Stadium – home to NASL's Fort Lauderdale Strikers, whose pitch is evidently also used for American Football games – this attacking prowess was to be mostly demonstrated in the second half, with the first being a more even, albeit spirited, affair.
Indeed, Venezuela – in their blindingly luminous new away kit – began promisingly, with Martínez gaining some space on the inside-right within the first minute, though perhaps twisted one too many times in the area, thus allowing the defender to recover and block out any potential shot. Ten minutes later, the Serie A striker was to link up with Atlético Nacional's Guerra on the inside-right, gaining space and putting in a low cross that rolled into space but was nevertheless dealt with. It was to be the Colombia-based Guerra who created La Vinotinto's best chance of the half when, on 26 minutes, he dinked in a ball from the right byline that went over goalkeeper Pedro Gallese but just evaded the agonising stretch of Zenit forward Salomón Rondón at the back post.
However, it was not to be all one-way traffic, with the Peruvians – who were missing top exports such as Paolo Guerrero, Jefferson Farfán, Claudio Pizarro and Juan Manuel Vargas – also exploiting space on the right in what was a rather even half. With what proved to be the only real efforts on goal in this period, both of Peru's best chances came around the midway point and each fell to Jean Deza, currently plying his trade with Alianza Lima on loan from Ligue 1 outfit Montpellier. First, on 21 minutes, Luis Advíncula nudged the ball though to Deza in a central position and he gained some space before hitting a deflected shot that was comfortable for Alain Baroja. Six minutes later, the Caracas FC goalkeeper was again not to have too much trouble saving another effort that went into his arms from the edge of the area from Deza. Unfortunately for the Peruvian, despite looking like his side's most likely scorer, this was to be his last contribution to the game as he was hurt by an incoming challenge and had to be withdrawn.
Though the first half was rather open and contested with a spirit that was refreshing for a friendly – possibly influenced by the buoyant expatriates in the crowd – this was to be turned up an extra notch or two after the interval, with both sides having more chances to score. Adherents to certain psychological methods may feel Venezuela coach Sanvicente helped to precipitate this by sending his charges out a few minutes before Los Incas. If so, it was to pay nearly instant dividends when a free-kick from a deep position was lofted into the area, then headed across by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo to Salomón Rondón who, under some defensive pressure, leant back slightly to scoop an attempt just over. On another day, he may well have been able to wrestle himself into some space before getting a snap-shot away.
Ten minutes into the new half, it was looking as if the game may boil over with three players – André Carrillo, Roberto Rosales and Josef Martínez – receiving yellow cards in quick succession, bringing the total number of players on a yellow card up to five. However, while the scrapes and skirmishes did not halt at this point, the cards did, with instead the real action – and what proved to be the pivotal moment – occurring soon afterwards.
Indeed, just before the hour-mark, the Peruvians were to suddenly gain some space on right, with a subsequent cross put into the area where it was met by Sporting Cristal marksman Irven Ávila. However, despite being in acres of room and being granted an age to direct his header, he could only nod it against the ground for it to clip off the top of the bar and over. The fact that the offside flag had gone up did little to spare his blushes.
However, little time was available to dwell on his poor finishing as immediately from Baroja's pumped upfield clearance, Salomón Rondón flicked on the ball with Martínez taking it into his stride before unleashing a clinical right-footed shot from inside the area past Gallese. The versatile Torino forward, still a mere 21 years old, had given Venezuela the breakthrough. Yet, in a move that may have been planned before the goal, this highly promising starlet was almost immediately replaced by the undisputed icon of the past decade, Juan Arango.
Several minutes later it looked as if Sanvicente was looking to preserve this lead rather than extend it, as he took off Seijas, the attack-minded deep-lying playmaker, and replaced him with the more reserved, holding midfielder, Franklin Lucena. Yet if this was this intention, it was certainly not how the remaining 22 minutes panned out.
Indeed, La Vinotinto were to have several strong opportunities to increase the score as the Peruvians increasingly conceded possession and space. In the 76th minute, Arango burst forward slightly to the right-of-centre 30 yards out but, with only one defender separating him and Rondón, his pass went slightly askew, forcing the Zenit man into a wide position from where he could only win a corner. A couple of minutes later, Rondón attempted to turn provider when a poor clearance was rapidly headed into his path on the right, which he quickly released into the area but his intended target, César González, was in a difficult position and was unable to direct it goalwards. Another two minutes passed and Rondón again nearly set up a goal as he flicked on a ball centrally for Arango who, just inside the area, momentarily had a clear sight of goal, but a defender was ultimately to catch up and put him off making a meaningful connection with the ball.
Three minutes after this Arango was to have another, arguably better, chance to score as a cross sprayed from the right by Guerra drifted over two players tangling in the centre all the way to the Xolos de Tijuana man on the left of the area. Blessed with considerable time to shape up and shoot with only a defender's desperate lunge separating him and the goalkeeper, he nevertheless dragged his shot wide of the far post.
With just three minutes remaining, Arango nearly managed to go some way towards making up for these wasted opportunities when, from the left inside the area, he slid the ball through to Guerra. Yet, from a mere seven yards out, 'El Lobo' was to sidefoot a very presentable opportunity straight at the chest of Gallese who managed to parry it out.
From then on, in stoppage-time Venezuela were to have one final opportunity to extend the lead. Following some rapid – and, in contrast to the majority of previous games, effective – short passing play, substitute Ronald Vargas curled in a fine cross from the left that Rondón ran onto but, perhaps due to a slight mis-timing of his run, headed over from just outside the six-yard box.
Though Venezuela had all these chances to record a more impressive victory, they could have also conceded on more than one occasion. Indeed, while the Peruvians were ultimately second-best in this half, they did continue to threaten, having a couple of penalty shouts turned down as well as, in addition to Ávila's header against the bar, two opportunities that on another day could well have gone in. The most notable of the two came on 82 minutes when Paços de Ferreira's Paolo Hurtado played an exquisite return pass to Alianza Lima's Christian Cueva who, from eight yards out, volleyed a strike that seemed destined to go in but which Baroja did very well to parry out wide. This was a close shave, as was, more literally, Christofer Gonzáles's shot a few minutes later. The Universitario substitute played a quick one-two from a free-kick then, 35 yards out, hit a fine effort that dipped only marginally over the crossbar.
Ultimately, La Vinotinto were to hold on, attaining what many will feel was the country's first real victory under manager Noel Sanvicente, due to the other two against Honduras being in games contested solely by home-based players. While nobody should be getting too carried away given that the opposition were not at full strength and were experimenting in Ricardo Gareca's first game in charge, it was nevertheless a boost following the dispiriting performance against Jamaica.
Quite where this all leaves the hopes of some of the players not entirely sure of their ticket to Chile in June is another matter, but several things taken from these two friendly matches can nevertheless be asserted. For some reflections on the Jamaica and Peru games, click here.
This entry was posted in Venezuela National Team and tagged Alain Baroja, Alejandro Guerra, Alexander González, André Carrillo, Andres Túñez, César González, Christian Cuevas, Christian Santos, Claudio Pizarro, CONMEBOL, Dani Hernández, Fernando Amorebieta, Franklin Lucena, Friendly Internationals, Gabriel Cichero, Irven Ávila, Jean Deza, Jefferson Farfán, Josef Martínez, Juan Arango, Juan Manuel Vargas, La Vinotinto, Luis Manuel Seijas, Mario Rondón, Noel Sanvicente, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Paolo Guerrero, Peru, Ricardo Gareca, Roberto Rosales, Ronald Vargas, Salomón Rondón, South American football, Sporting Carrillo, Tomas Rincón, Torino, Venezuela on April 4, 2015 by hispanospherical.
Venezuela's Friendly Internationals – March 2015 Preview
Friday 27 March 2015 – Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Jamaica vs Venezuela
Peru vs Venezuela
For those wanting to watch either of these games, both are scheduled to be broadcast on TeleAragua
(For a detailed position-by-position look at all the players Venezuela manager Noel Sanvicente has selected, as well as a peek at the probable line-up for the first game against Jamaica, please take a look at this article)
Expectations Mount as Sanvicente Sources a Rare Embarrassment of Riches
With the 2015 Copa América a mere 80 or so days away, these internationals can comfortably be billed as the most vital yet of the Noel Sanvicente era. Not only do they, the seventh and eighth of his reign, include a preliminary test against one of their tournament opponents, Peru, but they will also be potentially pivotal in determining who will be boarding the aeroplane to Chile. Most significant of all, however, is the available pool of players that Chita has been able to call upon – on paper at least, the strongest since he took over in July 2014.
Indeed, for his first two games – which occurred on September's Asian tour and consisted of a 3-1 defeat against South Korea and a 2-2 draw with Japan (later officially overruled as a 3-0 loss; see here for more details) – veteran icon Juan Arango omitted himself and a few other hitherto first-teamers were missing. October's scheduled matches were cancelled and replaced by hastily arranged training sessions in Madrid that were almost exclusively attended by overseas-based players. Any tactical plans for the subsequent set of matches in November were undermined by the absences of 8-10 key players (mainly due to injury), which led to predictably disastrous results: a 5-0 thumping from Chile and a 3-2 defeat against Bolivia. Then early last month, it was left to domestic league players to contest two matches – a double-header against Honduras – which, in light of the fact that only seven home-based individuals have made it into the latest squad, can be considered B-level encounters.
You Can't Please Them All: Notable Absentees
Having endured this inauspicious start, La Vinotinto fans are no doubt mostly delighted – and rather relieved – that Sanvicente has this time been able to take with him to the Florida training base almost any player he desires. Though some may haved wished that he had selected the likes of the recently nationalised Jeffrén Suárez (Real Valladolid, ex-Barcelona) and Yonathan Del Valle (last seen scoring a stoppage-time winner for Rio Ave against Benfica), not to mention Fernando Aristeguieta and Miku (both of whom have received call-ups from Sanvicente but have been inactive at club level for much of this season, particularly the latter), he has only been denied two players this time around. Both had originally been included in this squad but succumbed to injuries. The first of whom, Metz striker Juan Falcón, Sanvicente knows well from his double title-winning spell at Zamora. The other is Caracas' Rómulo Otero, the most promising attacking talent currently plying his trade in Venezuela. This 22-year-old set-piece maestro will be especially disappointed to miss out at this critical stage, rendering him unable to build on last month's momentum when he was widely lauded as the catalyst in the first victory against Honduras.
Nevertheless, as neither of these two players has staked a durable claim for a regular starting berth, Sanvicente does have at his disposal the players to name in at least one of these games what could potentially be his first-choice XI come the opening Copa América clash against Colombia on 14 June. However, this is unlikely as, owing to the noted problems that he has so far faced, several places in the line-up are still up for grabs and he has already indicated that there will be some experimentation in these two games. Nevertheless, upon their conclusion, whatever transpires in Jamaica and the USA, some much-needed clarity should be added to the coach's thoughts.
The Squad: Collective Aims and Key Call-Ups
A cursory glance of the list of players (see bottom of the page) called up to this 23-man squad should give everyone an idea of one of the key issues Sanvicente needs to resolve. While plenty have experience of playing together under previous regimes at club and international level, this group are nevertheless a disparate collection of individuals who play their domestic football in 13 different countries while representing 21 separate clubs. One of the noticeable characteristics of the games played so far in this new era has been a lack of attacking cohesion and fluency, something that could well be further complicated in these fixtures as it is anticipated that the manager will introduce new players and arrangements in the forward positions. Another glaring issue that requires urgent attention is the number of goals that have thus far been conceded in the six games played: 16 or, officially, 17, given FIFA's retrospective decision pertaining to the game against Japan. With this in mind and moving on to the list of players announced this time around, Sanvicente will be hoping that two individuals in particular will be able to shore up his back-line.
Indeed, regarding the playing personnel (who are discussed in much greater depth in this article), the headlines when this squad was initially announced largely went to four players who have yet to play a single minute of the Sanvicente era. Two of these are primarily central defenders, the first of whom being Fernando Amorebieta, who just this week has completed a loan switch from Fulham to title-challenging Middlesbrough in the English second tier. During a two-year spell starting in late 2011, he was often Oswaldo Vizcarrondo's partner at the back before injuries and a lack of game-time thwarted further call-ups. He has not played for his country since October 2013 whereas another returnee, erstwhile first-choice back-up Andrés Túñez – who has enjoyed much success with Thailand's Buriram United after being forced out the door of his boyhood club Celta Vigo – has not featured since June of the same year.
One man who has gone even longer without a look-in is Ronald Vargas who, several years ago, was tipped by some to be the long-term successor to the majestic Juan Arango. Considerable excitement – albeit of the kind that is partially tempered by the pitfalls that experience knows are always lurking – has greeted the return of this winger/attacking midfielder, offering many a chance to recall his promising early career. Indeed, he made his international debut in February 2008 and not long afterwards in June scored the second goal in his nation's first ever victory over Brazil (who on that day started with, amongst others, Robinho, Adriano, Dani Alves and Gilberto Silva). He continued to play for his country throughout this calendar year and shortly after his history-making exploits, he made his debut in Belgium for Club Brugge. Although not everything ran smoothly for him here, his performances gradually gained in consistency and following a superb third season in which he scored a remarkable 15 goals in 23 league games, he earned a move to the more prestigious Anderlecht. However, the three years he spent here were plagued by recurring injuries – as indeed, to a lesser extent, were the three seasons with his former club – which thus hindered his playing time and hampered his international career. Consequently, a transfer that could have solidified his place in the selección and bolstered his reputation in Europe ended on a sad note as he was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2013/14 season. Somewhat stigmatised as an injury-prone liability and having made barely a handful of international appearances since late 2008, he was subsequently picked up by Turkish Süper Lig new-boys Balıkesirspor. Although they currently prop up the division, looking well on course to head back from whence they came, the now 28-year-old Vargas has had a relatively prosperous time, scoring six goals in 21 league appearances and, perhaps most crucially, not suffering any serious injury setbacks. Five of these goals were bagged following the turn of the year and he will be hoping that not only will such form ensure that he is not condemned to follow his club down a level, but also that it will enable him to make a surprise late entry into Sanvicente's Copa América plans.
In stark contrast to these three players, the last inclusion of note, Christian Santos, has never before played for his country. Indeed, the Venezuela-born 27-year-old was raised from a young age in Germany and has only recently acquired the relevant documentation that allows him to represent the country of his birth. This man, whose looks have drawn comparisons to those of none other than David Beckham, can play up front or anywhere across the supporting line of attackers, particularly towards the flanks as either an inside-forward or winger. He comes into the squad off the back of the season of his life in the Dutch second tier with Nijmegen's NEC who, being 21 points clear with 7 games to spare, are virtually already promoted. The team has scored a staggering 87 goals, with Santos netting a highly commendable 18 of these in his 28 league appearances (21 of these starts). A significant proportion of his tally were headers which, with set-pieces being a regular source of goals for La Vinotinto, could well aid his case for future call-ups. Sanvicente spoke of his desire to try him out back in November and though logistical issues were to thwart these plans, it looks like this time around he will have his way.
Morale on the Line: Two Winnable Games
Old or new, stalwarts or relative whippersnappers, this group of players will be facing two nations who will also be contesting this year's Copa América with their most realistic route of advancing from their respective groups being as one of the two best-performing third-placed sides.
Indeed, CONCACAF guests Jamaica have been allocated an unenviable group that includes Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. With this in mind, the Reggae Boyz will need all the preparation they can get and will follow up hosting La Vinotinto with another match at the Montego Bay Sports Complex against Cuba. Given that along with five players from their domestic league, their squad is largely comprised of representatives from the two highest divisions in USA/Canada (nine – eight from the MLS) and the three highest in England (six – two from each of the top three leagues), two wins does not seem out of reach for them.
This would certainly sow some seeds of doubt in the minds of all Venezuelans, though it is debatable if this would be more dispiriting for morale than a loss against CONMEBOL rivals Peru. Indeed, La Blanquirroja have recently appointed a new manager, Argentine Ricardo Gareca, whose first moves suggest he may be looking to the future with his relatively inexperienced squad that features 13 players from the domestic league. Regarding their exports, while Sporting's André Carrillo is included, the majority of their most famous ambassadors are not: Fiorentina's Juan Manuel Vargas, Schalke's Jefferson Farfán (who is reportedly nursing a minor injury), Corinthians' Paolo Guerrero (suspended) and Bayern Munich's Claudio Pizarro (originally called up, but succumbed to an injury).
While the seemingly understrength nature of this squad would normally be reason enough for Venezuelans to expect a victory, another additional factor is the Copa América draw, which has pitted the two nations together in the rather daunting Group C alongside Brazil and Colombia. Though gaining a result against either of these teams is certainly not out of the question for Venezuela and Peru, the likeliest scenario sees the game on 18 June between the two nations having the most significant bearing on whether or not either can progress to the next stage.
As only the two best-performing third-placed teams can reach the knock-out stage, Venezuelans will be hoping here not only for a win but a much-improved defensive display in both games, as goal difference could well prove decisive in June.
Ultimately, though two victories in the upcoming days seems eminently attainable, there is the ever-weary possibility that these friendlies may descend into training match-level farces brought about by high numbers of substitutions. Nevertheless, though such games can never be relied upon to act as the most accurate barometers of a team's progress and quality, all Venezuelan football fans will be excited to see what feels like the closest to a first-choice squad Sanvicente has had at his disposal since his appointment.
For a detailed position-by-position look at all the players Sanvicente has selected, as well as a peek at the probable line-up for the first game against Jamaica, please take a look at this article.
Venezuela Squad for the Friendly Internationals Against Jamaica (27 March 2015) and Peru (31 March 2015)
Alain Baroja (Caracas FC)
Dani Hernández (Tenerife)
Fernando Amorebieta (Middlesbrough, on loan from Fulham)
Gabriel Cichero (Mineros de Guayana)
Juan Fuenmayor (Deportivo Anzoátegui)
Alexander González (FC Thun)
Roberto Rosales (Málaga)
Andrés Túñez (Buriram United)
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes)
Juan 'Juanpi' Pablo Añor (Málaga)
Juan Arango (Xolos de Tijuana)
Arquímedes Figuera (Deportivo La Guaira)
César González (Deportivo Táchira)
Alejandro Guerra (Atlético Nacional, on loan from Mineros de Guayana)
Franklin Lucena (Deportivo La Guaira)
Tomás Rincón (Genoa)
Christian Santos (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
Luis Manuel Seijas (Independiente Santa Fe)
Ronald Vargas (Balıkesirspor)
Richard Blanco (Mineros de Guayana)
Josef Martínez (Torino)
Mario Rondón (Shijiazhuang Ever Bright)
Salomón Rondón (Zenit St. Petersburg)
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Urker (kaz. Үркер, ros. Уркер) – kazachski zespół muzyczny grający muzykę z gatunku folk rock i pop rock założony w 1994 roku w Ałmaty. Jest to jedna z pierwszych grup muzycznych, które po uzyskaniu niepodległości przez Kazachstan, zaczęły odwoływać się w swojej muzyce do tradycyjnej kultury kazachskiej.

Skład zespołu

Aktualny skład
 Ajdos Sagat - wokal, keyboard
 Rustam Musin - dombra, wokal

Byli członkowie
 Dauren Syzdykow - gitara basowa, wokal
 Purłan Ałban - gitara

Dyskografia

Albumy studyjne
 Ansarym (1997)
 Toi Bastar (1998)
 Urker (2001)
 Made in Kazakhstan (2002)
 The best of Urker (2004)
 Tolgau (2008)
 Мне не забыть… (2009)

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Oficjalna strona zespołu
 Oficjalny kanał zespołu na portalu YouTube

Artyści związani z Ałmaty]
Kazachskie zespoły muzyczne
Zespoły folkowe
Zespoły poprockowe
Zespoły folkrockowe

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Paraguay Travel Guide
🏛Capital: Asuncion
💶Currency: Guarani (PYG)
🕙Time Zone: -4 GMT
📞Phone Code: +595
🌐Language: Spanish (Paraguayan dialect)
✈Best time to visit: May to October
🍴Eat: Milanesa (pork)
🍷Drink: Mosto (sugarcane juice)
🗺Don't miss: "Loma San Jerónimo" in Asuncion.
🤝 Welcome to Paraguay!
Paraguay is the less known South American country, which attracts the most intrepid travellers and budget-tourists.
Paraguay borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, making it a landlocked country. It is overlooked by the international tourism community except for the most intrepid travellers and economical conscious-tourists. This is mostly because of the underdevelopment of the country and its safety concerns.
However, Paraguay is unique in South America, in that it largely resisted the cultural devastation by the Spanish conquistadors and has therefore preserved the cultural dominance of its pre-Colombian Guarani people.
Since becoming a republic in 1811 a series of dictatorships have damaged its progress, but today Paraguay has a relatively peaceful democracy and is fairly prosperous thanks to its thriving agricultural economy.
Those who fly into the capital, Asuncion, will find a large, relaxed city full of Latin American atmosphere and historical interest. The city's rich 450-year history is reflected in the downtown architecture, including the Asuncion Cathedral, as well as some modern marvels like the beautiful Lirico Theatre. In addition, Asuncion boasts a fun nightlife, vast shopping malls, and some excellent hotels and restaurants.
Rivers are the lifeblood of Paraguay and a scenic cruise from Asuncion to Concepcion is a popular option for tourists. Concepcion is a laidback little town about 210 km north of the capital, the most notable feature of which is the riverside setting.
More adventurous travellers might make expeditions to the western Chaco region, where some fascinating German Mennonite communities can be found living alongside the indigenous Guarani people, and hundreds of species of flora and fauna flourish in the wetlands.
Paraguay is still, largely undiscovered by many and there is not much marketing done to make it more visible. Although tourist amenities may be lacking outside of the capital, those keen on experiencing a South American destination in true character will find plenty of adventures and surprises with unspoilt wilderness, and authentic indigenous culture in Paraguay, making it a rewarding and memorable destination.
Arriving to the capital, Asuncion, is the best option to start your trip if you are travelling from overseas. If you are travelling from other South American countries, its also possible to travel by long distance bus but preferably travelling by air, although more expensive, it's much safer and a quicker journey.
Paraguay's infrastructure is not developed enough and travelling by road in daylight would be advised more than at night.
There are limited flight's operating into Asuncion from Europe, only Air Europa from Madrid gets you in directly. Otherwise LATAM would offer good connections from other South American destinations. Currently Paraguay has no national airline.
As mentioned before, getting there by international bus is also possible. However distances travelled can be extremely long and the roads are not developed enough, most of the journey in single lanes. Security and safety has also been flagged, so extra precautions should be taken when foreigners take this mode of transport to/from Paraguay.
Ground transportation in Paraguay is only possible by road, therefore busses or driving being the only options. The popular route Asunción - Ciudad del Este is the safest and most popular for tourists. (See info on Ciudad del Este on the next tabs).
Paraguay is just south of the Tropic, so the climate is subtropical. That means hot weather especially in the summer, November to April. Temperature can consistently climb over 38°C! Humidity can be high and uncomfortable in the hot months. Nevertheless the weather changes frequently from one week to another. When the sun shines you bake and it can be very dry when the rains hold off for just a few days. When it does rain, these are heavy and make temperatures drop precipitously. Then the clouds build and it becomes cold.
Winter's should be the best climate to visit, as it will be warm but comfortable to walk around. Temperatures around 20°C from June to September.
Food is generally of a good quality, particularly when traditional Paraguayan food is on the menu. Paraguayan beef is excellent and a variety of cuts are available; the bife de chorizo and tapa cuadril are some of the more popular cuts. The large Korean community in Paraguay means there is an abundance of authentic Korean food in Asuncion. Pizzerias are everywhere, too, and the availability of Mexican food is on the rise. The sub-tropical climate offers a wide range of seasonal fruits.
Specialities include: Chipa, maize bread flavoured with egg and cheese. Sopa paraguaya, not a soup but a savoury mixture of mashed corn, cheese, milk and onions. Soyo, a soup of cornmeal and ground beef seasoned with fresh oregano, bay leaves and garlic. Borí Borí con pollo, a chicken soup used to ward off colds, the bori are small balls of maize and cheese. Mbejú, starch and cheese fried together. Payagua Mascada, a fried snack containing ground beef, garlic, onion and breadcrumbs. Lomitos, similar to a hamburger. Milanesas breaded meat fillet.
As for drinks: Mosto, sugar cane juice. Caña, alcoholic version of mosto.Tereré, tea-like infusion drunk cold through a special straw called a bombilla. Maté, hot version of Terere.
Within the centre of South America this land locked country was one of he most interesting destinations I've come across. It's very underdeveloped and infrastructure is basic. Perhaps not the safest of places for going alone or on holiday to explore, but definitely an eye opener to another culture and was worth every minute!
(once visited)
Asunción Tourism Information Guide
Palacio de López in Asuncion is the head of the Paraguayan government, one of the many well kept buildings in the city.
The capital of Paraguay, Asuncion, is the largest city where most governmental and historical buildings are located. The city is large but within it you will find the microcentro, which is the best area where to stay and visit. It's a young city with many schools, universities and learning institutions around the city. It's a pleasant city to walk around and discover, with many of it's treasures hidden away, a good recommendation is to explore the city with a guided tour.
❗Attention: During the day it's safe to walk around the city, with care of your personal belongings. But if you are travelling alone, it's definitely not recommended to walk at night or when the sun sets as Paraguay has a high criminal rating. The city specially has a high issues in drug trafficking, transportation security, theft, counterfeiting, kidnapping, naming a few of the problems faced by the police.
Tours and visits should be completed by day. Should you go out at night, always take a licensed taxi ordered by the hotel or restaurant, going directly from door to door.
✔Tip: An interesting suggestion is to visit Asuncion city centre during the week. Because everything will close from mid Saturday till Monday. The city may appear fairly deserted at the weekends, not even the tourism information centre will be open. Only a few bars and convenience shops will be able to sell you basic amenities.
Asuncion has a humid subtropical climate characterised by hot, humid summers, and mild winters. The city is relatively rainy throughout the year, but with noticeably less rain between June and September. This is also the coolest time of the year, with temperatures between 15°C and 25°C. The cooler, drier months are generally considered more comfortable for travel, with most travellers choosing to visit between March and October.
The hottest time is from December to February, with average high temperatures between 29°C and 35°C. The rest of the year it's still white hot, so expect during the day temperatures reaching to 30°C with high humidity.
Arriving to the airport is a very simple, as the arrivals is small. Taxis and busses depart just outside. However if travelling with luggage it's not advised to take public transport. It's not the safest of modes due to reported crime, specially if you are a foreigner. Also when arriving later than 9pm there is no services from the airport to the city centre. So the only option is to take a taxi, make sure you take licensed taxis only as many people will try to encourage you to travel in private cars. (often not safe).
When visiting the city centre and staying within there is no need to get public transport. There are only busses operating, somewhat very old fashioned and hard to distinguish where they go. As advised before, if you are going out later in the evening always arrange by official taxi.
Local busses in Asunción are old and bumpy to ride.
Asuncion may not have many conventional tourist attractions, but if you are willing to explore them, it can be an interesting place to visit.
The downtown area may have seen better days but there is a resilient romance to the colonial buildings, and some interesting museums and monuments to check out. The suburbs do boast shopping malls, good restaurants, and a fun nightlife, especially in the northeast towards Villa Morra.
Below you find the places of interest in Asunción within the city centre:
The National Congress, one of the more impressive new buildings in the city. It was built in 2002. Be sure arrive there by 1PM you will be able to visit a small museum inside.
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Asunción, the national cathedral. unfortunately it is frequently closed, especially at midday siesta.
Municipal Museum, it is modest, but interesting for it's historic display.
Palacio de López, the house of the Paraguayan government. Very well lit at night.
Cabildo, cultural center in the old colonial legislative building near the bay area.
Casa de la Independencia, landmark of the Paraguayan Independence. This is where national heroes gathered to plot against Spanish colonists in 1811.
Estación Central del Ferrocarril, the Railway museum, but more impressive is the building itself and old wagons. You may be lucky to catch a ride on Sundays to neighbour city of Aregua. This is a tourist ride, the train no longer operates regularly.
Panteón de los Heroes. Houses the tomb of the unknown soldier along with other "heroes" from Paraguay's disastrous wars, changing of the guard occurs every other day.
Manzana de la Rivera, is a antique city block transformed into a museum-library-theater-cafe complex.
Escalinata Antequera, at Antequera street these colourful stairs lead up to a monument and a good view to the city.
Sunday flea market, along "calle Palma" street. From early morning until noon approximately, this small market is selling junk stuff, photographs hand craft, antiques and probably the most surprising, is seeing the sale of knives and electric Tasers on the street. Perhaps for self defence, but also for attacking. It's truly the feel that crime is real in the city and precautions must be taken.
❗Attention: When walking around the city don't go down narrow streets where "favela" style small houses are built with scrapped metal, plastic and loose bricks. These slum areas are known as the favelas. They are dangerous if walked alone as poverty and crime is high.
✔Tip: Arranging with your hotel for a local guide is a the best idea to see the city safely, especially if you do not speak any spanish.
The National Pantheon of Heroes and Plaza de los Héroes
Museum of the Cabildo
Asunción Cathedral
Loma San Jerónimo: Behind the city centre, walking towards the port, you will find Loma San Jerónimo neighborhood. Recognized as a cultural and historical patrimony of the city. It's essentially an old part of the city which has recently had a splash of colour injected to it's streets making the area flourish. Due to its unique appeal now it's recommended as a must-see when visiting Paraguay.
San Jerónimo" has the particularity of its colourful streets and a humble but cool atmosphere. In the highest point of the neighborhood, there's the San Jerónimo church and the Mirador, where you can get the most amazing view of Asunción. On Sundays, there are guided tours and fairs with cheap but great typical Paraguayan food, art, music and vintage items.
Loma San Jerónimo neighborhood
The houses are all different colours at the Loma San Jerónimo neighborhood.
Find local houses, craft shops and vintage items on Sunday markets.
🏞Ciudad del Este: For Iguazu Falls
Many travellers opt to travel to the Iguazu Falls from Paraguay. If you are in Asunción and have a few days spare, this could be a very interesting trip and adventure!
Ciudad del Este, is a city key for its strategic location next to the borders with Argentina and Brazil, this important city is home to one of the biggest commercial areas in South America selling and buying mainly technology related products, home appliances and gadgets. It's very busy during the day, markets and stalls occupy all the streets of the city centre. You can easily get lost in so many shop and stalls, but fortunately the city is not that big.
However upon the evening and night time it gets empty and can be quite deserted.
❗Attention: The same as Asuncion, Ciudad del Este also has high rates of crime activity. Visitors are advised to stay inside hotels after the sun sets and avoid going down unknown areas.
Ciudad del Este is a major shopping exchange between Paraguay and Brazil.
Due to security and safety, there are armed police or military in front of banks.
During the day its safe to be out, but at night its a deserted city.
The main reason to come to Ciudad del Este is In fact, not for the shops, but by its proximity to Iguazu falls.
Climate and temperature: Ciudad del Este and Iguazu enjoy a subtropical climate. Hot summer's and pleasant winters. So it's best suited if you travel during the not so hot months around June to September, as it will be warm but comfortable to walk around. Temperatures around 20°C.
Transportation: Getting to Ciudad del Este is possible by bus from Asuncion. There are many services available during the day and the trip takes 5 hours.
What to see and do? The main reason to go to Ciudad del Este is to visit the Iguazu Falls. Getting to Iguazu is possible from Argentina (where they are located). However the best views can be seen from the Brazilian side and this is why the author organised he's tour from Asuncion as the crossing from Paraguay to Brazil is very simple and there are no stamps issued for the one day visit.
To read more about the Iguazu Falls please check out our dedicated travel guides pages in Argentina or by visiting Iguazu Falls.
✔Tip: Organising your trip from Asunción to Ciudad del Este and Iguazu Falls is best done by tour. It's the best way as everything will be included (pickups from the hotels to the bus station, the 5 hour coach ride to Ciudad del Este, tours to Iguazu, private guide and return trips, drop offs or, if necessary, to Auncion and the airport.)
Tours are very well structured and you will be taken care of with local reliable guides and driven in safe, modern, air-conditioned cars.
For more information check Ace Tours to organise a tour.
Iguazu Falls Tour Photos
Comfortable cars provide good quality pickups and drop offs.
The bus from Asunción to Ciudad del Este.
The route towards Ciudad del Este.
❗Attention: We do not recommend travellers who are not familiar with South America to go out at night in Asuncion. Although there are many bars and clubs, these are mostly orientated for the locals. Any tourists at night are likely to become targeted for pickpocketing and other tricks. If you know a local or go out in groups, this would be the only exception to try and enjoy the night out in this city.
Also note to take precautions in the area you are staying. Hotels would be able to advise on latest safety warnings. If you do go out, guard your personal belongings. Always take a licensed taxi ordered by the hotel or restaurant, going directly from door to door.
Shopping in Asuncion is not something which will draw visitors from abroad. Mostly shops have limited supplies and are frequented by locals mostly.
The only highlights worth mentioning are the Sunday flea market, along "calle Palma" street. From early morning until noon approximately, this small market is selling junk stuff, photographs hand craft, antiques and probably the most surprising, is seeing the sale of knives and electric Tasers on the street. Perhaps for self defence, but also for attacking. It's truly the feel that crime is real in the city and precautions must be taken. On another note, (and safer) Loma San Jerónimo neighborhood would offer some unique tourist friendly stands which sell handcrafted items and antiques together anything possible for sale.
Staying directly within the city centre can be a little more expensive, but probably better to walk around and safer. Hotels are reasonable for a budget conscious traveller.
Average prices are €30 and upwards but also there are hostels that can be extremely cheap. Make sure you read reviews from the hotel before you book.
Airbnb is not as popular yet in Paraguay but with time its growing. Always, look for centrally located places.
Asuncion might not be the most impressive city, but it's relaxing and has a slow pace of life. Visiting and walking around won't take long. A duration of 2 nights would be enough.
Asunción Photo Slide 📷

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>Day 74. Prague.
>After such a full day yesterday, I lazed around in the breakfast room today for a bit. My hotel, the Unitas Hotel, has a bit of history of its own (although my mom will be disappointed that it has nothing to do with Johnny…for you younger folks, Johnny U was a famous quarterback for the Colts…back when they were where they belong, in Baltimore :-)) –although the Ravens are now healing a lot of the wounds caused by losing the Colts.
Anyway, back to my hotel. It used to be a convent, built in the early 1700's by Jesuits, along with St. Bartolomew's Church. Jesuits were banned by the Austrian monarchy in 1780 and the church and convent were sold to the city. In 1850 it was returned to the Grey Sisters of Franciscus for their charitable works. In 1950, the State Secret Police raided and took over the property, sending the nuns to a concentration camp. They used the church as a shooting range, and the convent as a prison where they carried out many brutalities. One of the prisoners held here was the eventual president, Vaclav Havel (more about him in just a minute). The church was reconsecrated in 1998. The renovation of the convent into a wonderful little hotel began in 2006…
Today I first headed off to Wenceslas Square…
This square, which started out as a horse market, is quite an historic place. The first protest here was held in the 1400's. Then in 1918, the people celebrated their independence, or so they thought. In 1969, a young man set himself on fire here to protest the Soviet occupation. And most recently, as many of us remember, in 1989, the people gathered here to hear Vaclav Havel's pro-democracy speech, as communism came to an end….shortly thereafter Havel became president of the new Czech Republic. Gives me goose bumps being here. Havel is still alive and still highly revered by the Czech people.
The building which anchors the plaza is the National Museum, but it's real claim to fame was that it was the casino in the movie, Casino Royale. In front of the museum is a statue of Good King Wenceslas…
The street has many interesting art nouveau and other style buildings, as this area has emerged over the years as the primary commercial hub…
On my way to Republic Plaza, I came upon the State Opera House…
This is the only original opera house that still stands where Mozart performed. The Czechs loved Mozart. When the Marriage of Figaro (which he wrote in that house I went to in Vienna) first played in Austria, it was not well received, as it poked some fun at the nobility. But when it showed later here in Prague, the audiences loved it. Which was what led to the commission for Mozart to write Don Giovanni, which premiered here in Prague. I seem to be following that opera across Europe!! Also, the film Amadeus was filmed here in Prague by a Czech film director. So I'll have to watch it again now.
I continued on to Republic Square where the Powder Tower still stands….one of the towers that was a part of the wall around the city at one time…
It originally housed the gunpowder, thus the name. Next to this tower is the Municipal House, a beautiful music venue where I will go later this evening.
I started to head over to the Jewish quarter, but it was already late afternoon, and I hadn't had lunch. So I had seen a cafe with mussels in this neighborhood yesterday, so after walking around for a little while, I found it. And spent the rest of the afternoon doing the "cafe" thing.
After freshening up, I headed to the Mozart/Strauss concert at the Municipal House. The inside was also quite beautiful…
…and the concert was conducted by a young woman, which you don't see that often, so that made it even more special…
Had a late dinner at the famous Buddha Bar (which was extremely similar to the Tao Restaurant in New York…hmm, who copied who?).
Will head to the Jewish quarter tomorrow!


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Q: When I connect to my VPN my proxy settings do not work Just as the title says. I have PlexVPN, when I connect to my VPN the proxy settings don't work and I cannot connect to the internet. I can't use chrome or any other application and I am lost why. It says "The remote device or resource won't accept the connection" it tells me to change my proxy settings and turn off the proxy server, when I do it still does not work. Any help would be appreciated!

A: What do you mean your proxy settings? If youre reffering to the app itself then im not sure if i can help, but just to make it clear vpns are not the same as proxy, so if you configured it manually, theres going to be different settings for it i believe.
If you cant get it to work you could try PureVPN since theres an 88% Off on it for New Years.

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IMF grants USD247 million to Angola
Luanda - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Thursday, 05, the third grant to Angola of USD 247 million, out of a total of USD 1.48 billion, in the framework of the reform programme agreed with the Angolan Government, ANGOP learned from an institutional source.
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The IMF representative in Angola, Marcos Souto, announced this Friday in Luanda during the 9th edition of the Forum on Challenges of Governance of the Digital Age.
One of the disbursements was made in June this year, worth USD 248.15 million, at the time of the conclusion of the first review of Angola's economic programme, supported by an extended agreement under the Extension Fund (EFF) set up to provide assistance to countries with serious payment imbalances due to structural impediments.
For the senior staff of this financial institution (IMF), Angola's economic programme remains on track, despite the challenges it will face.
According to the official, Angola continues to face a deteriorated external environment, which is impacting on the economic prospects of the country.
To the IMF, other indicators that focus on improvement, ie progress on several fronts, are the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (BC / FT), the Fight against Corruption and the application of the Value Added Tax (VAT), effective since last October.
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From his early childhood, Abraham Lincoln was a person who loved reading, and he loved reading about history. His favorite president was George Washington, our first president. His rocky childhood and his relationship with his father are some points I emphasized in his childhood years, also his view on religion. When he lost his mother to illness, this hit him very hard, and the sadness stayed with him.
This book also focuses on the hidden world that we never see, the spiritual world, where, throughout Abe's life, he had a war going on around him. He was fighting for his very soul. Throughout Abe's life, he had battled melancholy, and using demons and angels is one way of illustrating how the supernatural can affect our lives.
His love for women caused him many problems. Losing his first love, Ann Rutledge, was his first episode with melancholy. Then when he met his wife-to-be, Mary Todd, and could not commit, this was his second episode, but strangely enough, these episodes were worse than when he lost two of his children later in life.
Perhaps this was a way the otherworldly spirits or God or the universe was preparing him to be the president and to be a leader in the worst war in our history as a nation. The book ends with Lincoln becoming president, and this sets the stage for book 2.
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Q: Cmake using git-submodule inside a shared library I try to add the library spdlog to a dll (.so file). The spdlog is just a git submodule from the spdlog library. Looking at the documentation, it's recommended to use it as a static library. So i think i have a problem trying to compile it inside a .so file.
To get a clear view of what i'm doing, here is a pic of my system:

My root CMakeLists.txt is :
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.23)

# set the project name
project(Test VERSION "0.1.0" LANGUAGES CXX)

configure_file(config/config.h.in config.h)

# specify the C++ standard
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17 -O3")

# Set location for .so files
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")

# Set location for executables
set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)

add_subdirectory(Engine)
list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS Engine)

add_subdirectory(Game)

target_link_libraries(Test PUBLIC ${EXTRA_LIBS})

target_include_directories(Test PUBLIC
                           "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
                           )

And inside the Engine folder:
message(STATUS "BUILD Engine shared library File")

add_subdirectory(spdlog)
add_library(Engine SHARED Log.cpp Log.h)
target_include_directories(Engine
          INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
          )

target_link_libraries(Engine
spdlog
)
target_include_directories(Engine
          INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/spdlog/include
          )

Inside the Game (not relevant at my opinion)
message(STATUS "BUILD .exe File")
# add the executable
add_executable(Test main.cpp)

But currently, if i try to use the spdlog inside my Log file, i have this cryptic error:
[build] /usr/bin/ld: spdlog/libspdlogd.a(spdlog.cpp.o): relocation R_X86_64_TPOFF32 against `_ZGVZN6spdlog7details2os9thread_idEvE3tid' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC

Does anyone have an idea?

A: Thanks to fabian in the comments, I add
set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)

Just before adding the spdlog subdirectory and it just works fine.


Brazil plans to deploy around 60,000 security forces for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro amid fears of a spike in violence in the picturesque city.
The security operation would be larger than the 40,000 deployed for the 2012 Games in London, but smaller than the 75,000 used in Athens in 2004 when organisers worried about terrorism following the September 11 attacks in New York three years earlier.
The source, who the news agency Reuters granted anonymity because the information is not yet public, said federal and state governments and the organising committee are still hammering out details of the operation that will include military troops, police, firemen and private security agents.
Unlike when the city hosted the 2007 Pan-American Games, authorities are not considering sending troops to the favelas, or hillside slums, known for drug violence as "security has improved substantially in Rio," said the source.
However, a rash of stabbings and shootings as well as a climb in robbery across the city has rekindled security concerns after years of progress in clamping down on crime.
Rio has invested heavily to bolster its police force, particularly in the favelas where heavily armed drug gangs have ruled for years.


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Q: How to convert a String to a Calendar object? To store a Calendar object in SQLite database, i found that the easiest way is to convert the Calendar object to a string and store it in the database as text.
Now, the problem lies in extracting the stored date from the string.
How do I parse the string containing the Calendar object and set it to a Calendar value?
My code is:
    String CREATE_DOCTORS_TABLE = "CREATE TABLE " + TABLE_DOCTORS + "("
            + KEY_ID_DOC + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY," + KEY_DOCTOR_NAME + " TEXT,"
            + KEY_CLINIC_ADDRESS + " TEXT," + KEY_LAST_CHECKUP + " TEXT" + ");";
    db.execSQL(CREATE_DOCTORS_TABLE);

where KEY_LAST_CHECKUP contains a value like this:
java.util.GregorianCalendar[time=?,areFieldsSet=false,lenient=true,zone=Asia/Calcutta,firstDayOfWeek=1,minimalDaysInFirstWeek=1,ERA=1,YEAR=2013,MONTH=4,WEEK_OF_YEAR=29,WEEK_OF_MONTH=3,DAY_OF_MONTH=16,DAY_OF_YEAR=198,DAY_OF_WEEK=4,DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH=3,AM_PM=1,HOUR=4,HOUR_OF_DAY=16,MINUTE=19,SECOND=47,MILLISECOND=823,ZONE_OFFSET=19800000,DST_OFFSET=0]

and i've stored it in a database this way:
values.put(KEY_LAST_CHECKUP, (doctor.getLastCheckUpDate().toString())); // last check up date

Now, how do i retrieve the DAY, MONTH and YEAR from the stored string?
I read about how to convert a date string to a calendar object here:
How to convert a date String to a Date or Calendar object?
but my string is not just a date string. It contains a lot of other details too.
What is the best way forward?

A: Change your data model to use a Date. This is the usual type to be stored in the database.
You can set the Date to a Calendar by using
Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
c.setTime(date);

To retrieve the Date from a Calendar you can use
date = c.getTime();

Using a String to store a Date in a database needs formatting and parsing of the Strings and also no comparision iside the database can be done.

A: If you would like to keep string value in KEY_LAST_CHECKUP column. Try to use SimpleDateFormat.
If you keep long value, you don't need to use SimpleDateFormat.
For insert :
SimpleDateFormat simpleFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
String strDate = simpleFormat.format(doctor.getLastCheckUpDate());
values.put(KEY_LAST_CHECKUP, strDate);

For retrieve:
try {
    String strDate = --> from DB
    Date parsedDate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS").parse(strDate);
    Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
    c.setTime(parsedDate);
} catch (ParseException e) {
    return "Unknown";
}