Efforts to bring trade standards to Paraguay's Ciudad del Este just make it harder for residents to survive
Published Date: 1/15/2024
Source: phys.org
Paraguay's Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity moves billions of dollars' worth of consumer goods—everything from smartphones to whiskey.