Gomeria

A Gomeria is a tire shop. There is a Gomeria about every 100 meters, it seems. Not really, but they are EVERYWHERE! Once you drive on some of the side streets of Asuncion (or Lambare' where the school is, or just about anywhere around here, I guess), you understand the need for a Gomeria every 100 meters. Many of the roads are made of HUGE stones, not even cobblestones, which gives the impression of being small, round and quaint. These stones are LARGE and pointy and not always evenly laid. I wish I had a good picture of them to share with you, but Fred is currently working on all the computers from school and a few other people's computers and he has not had time to download any pictures for several days. That's why I haven't posted any San Pedro pictures yet either. But anyway, the little Gomerias crack me up. You can recognize the shop by a tire immersed in the red soil with white spray painted letters "GOMERIA" following the shape of the letters. I never actually see anyone in those places, but they're there in case you need it, and you probably will many times over. Many of the tires are repaired and patched and repaired and patched until they just can no longer take the roads. Gomeria ... a Paraguayan necessity.