title: Route 18 (Paraguay)
text: # Route 18 (Paraguay)
  
  National Route 18 (officially, PY18) is a highway in Paraguay, which runs from northern Itapúa to Central, crossing also the departments of Caazapá, Guairá and Paraguarí.
  
  ## History
  
  With the Resolution N° 1090/19, it obtained its current number and elevated to National Route in 2019 by the MOPC (Ministry of Public Works and Communications).
  
  ## Distances, cities and towns
  
  The following table shows the distances traversed by PY18 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near).
  
  | Km | City | Department | Junctions |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | Mayor Otaño | Itapúa | PY07 |
  | 66 | Naranjito | Itapúa | PY06 |
  | 107 | Tavaí | Caazapá | |
  | 154 | San Juan Nepomuceno | Caazapá | |
  | 174 | Gral. Higinio Morínigo | Caazapá | |
  | 188 | Gral. Garay | Guairá | |
  | 207 | Ñumí | Guairá | PY08 |
  | 212 | San Salvador | Guairá | |
  | 215 | Borja | Guairá | |
  | 241 | Tebicuary-mí | Paraguarí | |
  | 260 | La Colmena | Paraguarí | |
  | 288 | Acahay | Paraguarí | |
  | 310 | Carapeguá | Paraguarí | PY01 |
  | 343 | Nueva Italia | Central | |
  | 358 | Villeta | Central | PY19 |
  