'Green Paradise', Paraguay's controversial refuge for Europeans reluctant to vaccinate

They spoke German, wary of vaccines, and hid in Paraguay in search of 'mental and spiritual' development. Paraguay has been offered to live in a closed community far from European 'rules', a goal that not everyone achieves.

It is called Paraíso Verde and it is located near Kaasap, about 4 hours from Asuncion. 16 square kilometers of land with a wooded area in the middle of the pampas are reached by a dirt road. Armed surveillance is at the entrance.

Some houses are finished, others are still under construction, and there are apartments in the style of the apartment. The shade is poor, 37 degrees Celsius in summer and 60% humidity.

According to the website, Paraíso verde is a 'free colony' that appeared in 2016, 'dreaming of a better life and a future beyond the matrix' on the initiative of the Austrian couple Erwin and Silvia Annau.

They say they avoid the global spread of degenerative deployments such as 'socialist trends around the world' and '5G', chemtrails [conspiracy theories that ensure there are government programs secrets that release toxic chemicals from airplanes into the environment], vaccines with fluorinated water, and medical obligations.”

“They were our catalysts for exploring new opportunities.” This is explained on the site.

- “Too many rules” -

With gardens and orchards surrounded by German-speaking people, only Heinz Klozner and the witch of Gerhilda at the age of 72 and 70 feel at ease. A couple who did not know Spanish and had not been vaccinated arrived in Paraíso Verde in October 2020 to avoid 'excessive rules, rules and tax' in Europe.

Herbert tells AFP that he was not vaccinated because “the common vaccine does not change the DNA, but because the anti-covid changes,” Gerhild says. “This new vaccination is not normal, I think it's a human protein experiment.” As a former tax consultant, she settled in Paraíso Verde to play the piano and 'discover her talent'.

These are some locals that were able to talk while AFP was responsible for the location of the video card and always accompanied the driver's guide.

Paraíso verde is wary of the press. There is disbelief in the media after some reports have described him as a “conparanoid.” Founder Erwin Annau has repeatedly rejected the AFP's request for an interview. Young couples with children walked through the school district. The alternative education system covers from kindergarten to high school.

- “We have no place” -

Another authorized interlocutor who testifies to the AFP is the German Uwe Craemer, who presents himself as a “naturalist” in charge of the “medical center” and dedicated to homeopathy and ozone therapy.

“We left Europe because we don't want alternatives, we just want medical schools. We have no place.” Craemer says the coronavirus is “not new,” but “it was used to lock us up, punish, and impose masks.”

“Many people who come here don't want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, but they don't get vaccinated. Paraiso Verde's basic philosophy is that we are moving towards a new era, an era of great freedom without debauchery,” said Juan Booker, president of Reljuv, who runs the headquarters.

- Scargi -

According to the website, dozens of builders line up to work in paraíso verde paraíso verde and, once the job is completed, it can accommodate 20,000 people. AFP consulted with many of them, but they were afraid to testify.

The Paraguay Prosecutor's Office has received complaints for fraud, breach of trust, and drying up the surrounding wetlands. Perhaps Kaasap Mayor Amado Diaz Veron told AFP that “one of the foreigners who came filed a lawsuit worth about $200,000 for fraud.”

According to Booker, around 250 people live today. However, some settlers, such as retired couple Baltrud Hetzler and Uli Fleshhacker, have already taken over the land, but they are gone.

“I'm too old to wait for the infrastructure to be ready. I'll be back in 4-5 years with more people, more roads, more internet, more electricity, more water for this project.” says Gezler, who is installed in a new house on the outskirts of Paraiso Verde.

Paul Saladin, who began to develop a permanent culture, also left, but found that the development of canals in this area “creates great environmental problems on the island of Sue,” a protected desert area.

“Many families have left because they are very different from how they communicate before, no one has a certificate, no one really owns the land, but they pay too much and charge the price four to five times more than usual.” Saladin, who settled in the Independence Colony, another German settlement near Paraiso Verde, said.

Paraíso verde points out on its website that many people who left this colony “wanted to continue living in the old system” and now reject 40% of those who were interested in being more selective.

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