National Route 3 (officially, ''PY03'', better known as ''Ruta Tres'') is a
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
in
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
, which runs from
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) 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 ...
to the border city of
Salto del Guairá
Salto del Guairá () is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the Canindeyú Department, department of Canindeyú. The city is located about 200 km north of Ciudad del Este. It borders the Brazilian municipality of Guaíra, Paraná, Guai ...
, the capital of the
Canindeyú Department
Canindeyú () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá.
Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (''Ara ararauna'').
Districts
The department is divided in 16 ...
. It crosses the Capital District and 4
departments. It has many junctions with other national routes.
Distances, cities and towns
The following table shows the distances traversed by PY03 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near).
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