“Green Paradise”, Paraguay's controversial refuge for Europeans who are reluctant to vaccinate

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

It is called Paraíso Verde and is located near Kaasap, about 4 hours from Asuncion.16 square kilometers of land with a wooded area in the middle of the pampas is reached by a dirt road. At the entrance there is armed vigilance.

Some houses are finished, others are still under construction, and there are apartments in the style of the apartment. Shadow is scanty, 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” at the initiative of the Austrian couple Erwin and Silvia Annau.

They say they avoid the global spread of degenerative implementations such as “socialist tendencies worldwide” and “5G, chemtrails [conspiracy theories that ensure that there are secret government programs 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 comfortable. A couple who did not know Spanish and was not vaccinated arrived in Paraíso verde in October 2020 to avoid “excessive rules, rules and taxes” in Europe.

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

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

Paraíso verde has distrust of the press. There is disbelief in the media after some reports described it as a “conparanoid”. Founder Erwin Annau several times rejected the AFP request for an interview. Young couples with children crossed the neighborhood of school. The alternative education system covers from kindergarten to high school.

- “We have no place” -

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

“We left Europe because we do not want alternatives, we only want medical schools. We have no place”. Craemer claims that the coronavirus is “not new”, but “it was used to lock us down, punish and impose masks.”

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

- Scargi -

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

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

According to Booker, about 250 people live there today. However, some settlers, such as the pensioner pair Baltrud Hetzler and Uli Fleshhacker, have already seized the land, but left.

“I'm too old to wait until the infrastructure is 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 home 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 area of the desert.

“Many families have gone 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 higher than usual.” Saladin, who settled in the Colony of Independence, another German settlement close to 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 interested in being more selective.

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