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A BBC investigation has discovered that thousands of German nationals have migrated to Paraguay in the last 12 months - to escape Covid restrictions and vaccinations in Europe.
But the pandemic is not the only thing driving this new wave of immigration.
As BBC Mundo's Mar Pichel has been finding out, many of the new arrivals say they have become immigrants in Paraguay - because they are uncomfortable with Muslim immigrants at home.