National Route Number 2 (officially, PY02, better known as ''Ruta Dos'') is one of the most important
highways
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in
Paraguay
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, which connects the two major cities in the country,
Asunción
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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 ...
and
Ciudad del Este
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. Crossing the
departments of
Central
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Directions and generalised locations
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,
Cordillera
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The term is most commonly us ...
,
Caaguazu and
Alto Paraná
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.
Distances and important cities
The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 2 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).
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