title: Route 8 (Paraguay)
text: # Route 8 (Paraguay)
  
  National Route 8 (officially, Ruta Nacional Número 8 "Dr. Blas Garay", simply known as Ruta Ocho) is a highway in Paraguay, which runs from San Estanislao to Coronel Bogado. It mainly connects the north and the south regions of the Oriental Region of Paraguay. It crosses five departments and has a total length of 320 km.
  
  ## Distances, cities and towns
  
  The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 8 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near).
  
  | Km | City | Department | Junctions |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | San Estanislao | San Pedro | Route 3 and Route 10 |
  | 20 | Yataity del Norte | San Pedro | |
  | 35 | Santa Rosa del Mbutuy | Caaguazú | |
  | 44 | Simón Bolívar | Caaguazú | |
  | 62 | Carayaó | Caaguazú | |
  | 91 | Coronel Oviedo | Caaguazú | Route 2 and Route 7 |
  | 119 | Yataity del Guairá | Guairá | |
  | 126 | Mbocayaty | Guairá | |
  | 133 | Villarrica | Guairá | |
  | 158 | Ñumí | Guairá | |
  | 187 | Caazapá | Caazapá | |
  | 248 | Yuty | Caazapá | |
  | 263 | Leandro Oviedo | Itapúa | |
  | 278 | San Pedro del Paraná | Itapúa | |
  | 298 | General Artigas | Itapúa | |
  | 320 | Coronel Bogado | Itapúa | Route 1 |
  