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Ruta 2 (Paraguay)
National Route Number 2 (officially, PY02, better known as ''Ruta Dos'') is one of the most important highways in Paraguay, which connects the two major cities in the country, Asunción and Ciudad del Este. Crossing the Departments of Paraguay, departments of Central Department, Central, Cordillera Department, Cordillera, Caaguazu Department, Caaguazu and Alto Paraná Department, Alto Paraná. In 2019, the between Ciudad del Este and Caaguazú were doubled. In 2024, the duplication of of the highway between the cities of Ypacaraí and Caaguazú was completed. So, the first Dual carriageway, duplicated highway in Paraguay was created. The highway is the most important in the country, as it connects the capital Asunción with the second largest city (Cuidad del Este), with Brazil (the country's largest trading partner) and finally with the Port of Paranaguá. Distances and important cities The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 2 in each different d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#South America, longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 7 (Paraguay)
National Route 7 (in Spanish, officially ''Ruta Nacional Número 7 "José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia"'', or simply ''Ruta Siete'') is an important highway of Paraguay. It links the departmental capitals of Caaguazú and Alto Paraná, Coronel Oviedo and Ciudad del Este, respectively. Crossing a total of 10 districts of both departments. It starts on the roundabout of Coronel Oviedo and ends at the Friendship Bridge, on the Paraná River The Paraná River ( ; ; ) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. ..., traversing . Distances and important cities The following table shows the distances traversed by Ruta 7 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near). {{National Roads in Paraguay 7 Alto Paraná Department Caaguazú Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toll Plate Yellow
Toll may refer to: Transportation * Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway ** Toll road, a type of road which for which payment is required for passage ** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use ** Road toll (historic), the historic practice of charging for road use ** Shadow toll, payments made by government to the private sector operator of a road based on the number of vehicles using the road * Road toll (Australia and New Zealand), term for road death toll, i.e., the number of deaths caused annually by road accidents Brands and enterprises * Toll Brothers, Horsham Township, Pennsylvania based construction company founded by brothers Robert I. Toll and Bruce E. Toll * Toll Collect, a transportation support company in Germany * Toll Group, an Australian transportation company ** Toll Domestic Forwarding, an Australian freight forwarder ** Toll Ipec, Australian transportation company ** Toll Resources & Government Logistics Scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ypacaraí
Ypacaraí () is a town in the Central Department of Paraguay on the Lake Ypacarai. On the Paraguayan highway system, it is located between Asunción and Caacupé, near Areguá and San Bernardino. Known as the "City of Folklore" after the Ypacaraí Festival, it is located on the Ybytypanemá mountain range, which is in the Los Altos mountain range, near the Ypacaraí Lake. In 2020, the village had a population of 28,283, and is 64.1 m above sea level. Notable agricultural crops of the area include tobacco and cotton. Lake Ypacaraí is popular with tourists and locals in the landlocked nation of Paraguay. Etymology The city was named after its lake, which got its name from Classical Guarani ''Ĭpacarai'', a compound of ''ĭpa·b'' and ''carai·b'' meaning "blessed lake," due to missionary Luis de Bolaños' 1603 blessing of the lake to contain its waters, since they flooded all the way to the Valley of Pirayú. History The city that already existed at the end of the 17th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itauguá
Itauguá () is a city of the Central Department, Paraguay. Founded in 1728, it is known for the ñandutí, a form of traditional lacemaking, and its music. The San Rafael Museum shows various objects from the Colonial Age. The National Hospital, one of the most important health institutions, is located in Itauguá. Itauguá is about 30 kilometers away from Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north .... It was founded by Governor Martín de Barúa on June 27, 1728. History and Toponymy The architecture of the Colonial Age is still visible in the center of the city. Its name is related to the Ytay stream, that flows through the land. So, "ita", which means "stone" in the Guaraní language, plus the suffix "gua", which indicates "belonging in Guaraní language". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capiatá
Capiatá () is a city and a district in Central Department, Paraguay. It is the only city in Central that borders seven cities: Aregua, Itaugua, Juan Augusto Saldívar, Luque Luque () is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War ..., Ñemby, San Lorenzo and Ypane. It is the location of the Francisco López Military Academy. Etymology The city was called Capiâtá in Classical Guarani. The name is believed to derive from the Spanish reading of the written name, thought to be derived from ''capyí'' "grass, hay" and ''atȃ́'' "hard." Administrative Division The district is divided in an urban center and 15 ''compañías'': * 1 Naranjaty * 2 Costa Salinas * 3 Ca´aguy cupe * 4 Costa Salinares * 5 Yataity * 6 Posta Ybycua * 7 Posta Ybyraro * 8 Rojas Cañada * 9 Rojas Caña ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando De La Mora (Paraguay)
Fernando de la Mora () is a city located in the Central Department, and is part of the metropolitan area of Asunción, in Paraguay. With an estimated of 183,390 inhabitants, the city is the seventh most populated of the country. The city is divided in two areas: the South area and the North area, with a total surface of 21 square kilometers. It is crossed from North to South by many paved streets and avenues, such as Zavala Cue, Pitiantuta, 10 de Julio, Las Residentas, among others. It has a total number of 62 green spaces, a sports center, a football court for national and international games, 20 public schools and about 30 private schools. Among the public schools is the Colegio Nacional de EMD Dr. Fernando de la Mora, this school has about 3,000 students that assist at morning afternoon or night classes. Currently is the biggest school in the city and it has its own sports center. Another school the "Dr. Eligio Ayala" School of Infirmary, that provides elementary, basic, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Paranaguá
The Port of Paranaguá is one of the main ports of Brazil and Latin America. It is in the city of Paranaguá, in the Brazilian state of Paraná, is the second largest port of Brazil in tonnage and the third in container shipping. It is a main exporting port of agricultural products in Brazil, especially soybeans and soybean meal. Data The port was established in 1872, as a private-owned wharf. In 1917, the State of Paraná took control of its concession, and began the works to expand the port. The new port opened in 1935. In 1947, a state organism, Administração dos Portos de Paranaguá (APP) was founded for overseeing its operation. In 1971, the APP started to also manage the Port of Antonina, becoming APPA (Administração dos Portos de Paranaguá e Antonina). The land access system to the port is made up of BR-277, PR-401, PR-411, PR-410 and PR-412. Rail access is through the Sul-Atlântico S/A railway, Red Sur, of the former Regional Superintendency Curitiba (SR 5), fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Department
Cordillera () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Caacupé. History During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this area of the country was going through a serious crisis due to population bellicosity of the Indians from Chaco. The villagers from Tobatí located north of the river Pirapo then called, had to migrate south for the continue attacks by Mbaye-guaicurúes. The residents of Altos, Paraguay, Altos and Atyrá created their current settlements in the territory of this department. There were also some settler farmers who were scattered in existing territories Arroyos y Esteros, Primero de Marzo, 1 de Marzo, Caraguatay (Paraguay), Caraguatay and Piribebuy. Towards the end of the eighteenth century these small towns were expanding, consolidating the villages located north of the department as Arroyos y Esteros Eusebio Ayala District, Eusebio Ayala (then called town of San Roque). Once the Paraguayan War, began a process of founding of major towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Paraguay
Paraguay consists of 17 department (administrative division), departments (; singular – ''departamento)'' and Asunción, one capital district (''distrito capital''). The country is divided into two non-official regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the "Oriental Region" or Parana (other departments and the capital district). List See also * ISO 3166-2:PY * List of regions of Paraguay by Human Development Index * Ranked list of Paraguayan departments External links * {{Paraguay topics Departments of Paraguay, Subdivisions of Paraguay Lists of administrative divisions, Paraguay, Departments First-level administrative divisions by country, Departments, Paraguay Paraguay geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
