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Transport in Paraguay

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The government owns the country's sole railroad company, including a 438-kilometre (272 mi) line from Asunción to Encarnación. An effort to privatize the company in 2002 failed when no buyer could be secured because of the steep investment required to make the line profitable. Currently, only a
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Estimates vary on the total extent of Paraguay's road system, from more than 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi) to less than 30,000 kilometres (19,000 mi). The discrepancies seem to be the result of differing standards regarding what constitutes a road. Thousands of kilometers of unpaved rural
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ranges from adequate to poor, largely depending on the region of the country. The country has a network of roads, railroads, rivers, and airports, but significant infrastructure and regulation improvements are needed.
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serve as the country's other major ports. Paraguay's ports are split between state and private ownership. The country's twenty private ports, however, are far more efficient, handling nearly 90% of soybean exports.
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has been one of the central points in the country's road advancement. This highway (currently under construction) is expected to become an international logistics center by becoming part of the
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in Brazil. Improvements in technology are needed to bring Paraguay's airports up to international standards. Paraguay privatized the state-owned
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small section of the line is open. It is used for tourist traffic. Paraguay's railroads operate on a standard 1.435-meter gauge.
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s portion of the highway, in contrast, is entirely paved. For trade purposes, the paved highways from Ciudad del Este to the
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roads exist. Paraguay has about 16,630 kilometres (10,330 mi) of paved, major feeder roads. The core network connects
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The total length of rail in Paraguay is 971 kilometres (603 mi). 441 kilometres (274 mi) of that is
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As of 2013, Paraguay has 799 airports but only 15 with paved runways. The airport serving Asunción,
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En Brasil destacan avance del Corredor Bioceánico y sus vetanjas para el comercio internacional
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estuary in Argentina, the entrance for the great majority of ships servicing Paraguay's ports.
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Primer tramo del Corredor Bioceánico ya es una realidad que cambiará la historia del Chaco
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and the Brazilian border, but it has been unable to compete with the nearby international
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closest to Asunción, and there were already 122 kilometres (76 mi) duplicated. The
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Obras de la ruta PY02 ahorran más de 1 hora de viaje en el tramo Ypacaraí –Caaguazú
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are particularly important. Additionally, the roads connecting Paraguay to
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are the country's two main rivers. The Paraguay River, with headwaters at
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Paraguay has 3,100 kilometres (1,900 mi) of inland waterways. The
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Organización Administrativa y Sistemas de Gestión del Mantenimiento
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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is only partially finished, the paved portion ending at
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south of Asunción, serves as Paraguay's primary port.
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Transportation in Paraguay

Asunción
Encarnación
Ciudad del Este
Port of Paranaguá
duplicated highway
PY-02
Trans-Chaco highway
Mariscal Estigarribia
Bolivia
Brazilian
Paranaguá
Buenos Aires
Route 15
Bi-Oceanic Corridor
Antofagasta
Iquique
Pacific Ocean
Santos
Atlantic Ocean
Rail transport in Paraguay
standard gauge
narrow gauge

Paraguay
Paraná
Mato Grosso
Río de la Plata

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