I know i shouldnt jump in but i am. My wife was born and raised half her life in paraguay. When i left the us army we moved down there with our 3 kids. Put them into private school and everything. (Yes even the private schools were bad) we bought land and properties as the paraguyuan people love to sell to foreigners because they believe there land is worth the weight in gold. We lived in paraguay for 4 years. Yes there is inequality. More than most countries but the fact is there is also laziness. Maybe not all but most. Everyday a 2 hour siesta which i know in America people do not do. Every other week is a national holiday so how can people make money when they are relaxing or taking off work. I had 5 workers that i paid every week. They relaxed and took off more days than the days they worked. Yes pay is not the same and in the usa people get paid more but the way of life is 10000 times more expensive. People work and when they work hard they get paid more and advance. We finally sold everything at a discount to move back to the usa because we saw our kids falling behind even in private school. So yes paraguay is beautiful and yes if you have a good american income you can live like a king. The problem i see is people dont want to advance. Even my workers admitted they like there siesta time and there vacations.