Debbie,
You are from New York and LA and consider Paraguay to be dirty??? With all due respect, some parts of NY city and LA are much dirtier than most cities in Paraguay. Have you ever been to Queens or the Bronx? Its just funny since most Paraguayans whom have traveled to these cities told me they think NY is the most dirty city they have seen. I assume the last time you were in Paraguay you have not seen much of Asuncion and its modern shopping malls (La Galeria, Shopping del Sol, Shopping Mcal Lopez) or high end restaurants and pubs.
As far as internet and connectivity is concerned, you can have high speed internet in most major cities (Asuncion, CDE, etc). I have worked for a company that used VPN connections with their Uruguayan offices.
Best regards,
Rod