The people in the area of Asuncion, as well as most of Paraguay are mestizo. This means they are a mix of Spanish and the indigenous Guarani people. The Guarani people still have some customs that are traditional in their society.
There are not really specific customs linked with certain local resources that I could find, however the Guarani people are an indigenous people that have a strong heritage and still practice old customs passed down from older times.
With the situation the way it is, it threatens to affect everyone’s way of life, as well as their quality of life. If people must pay for good water and sewage maintenance, the big conglomerates will see them only as a number not as a community. Big corporations will be more concerned with profit than providing a service to the community. The places that are affected by this struggle hold tremendous value to the people of Asuncion, and need to be preserved. The Paraguay River is a very important source of life for the people of the city. If the river, as well as other water resources are taken and used for profit, there will be very little left for the people to have for themselves. The Guarani, being an indigenous people, are very close with the land, and to take the resources that have been around for thousands of years and sell them off would be an unfortunate move by the "higher powers".
-R
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