Route No. 12 "Vice Presidente Sánchez" borders Pilcomayo River, but is not passable when raining. The road Pozo Colorado-Puerto Milirar reaches Concepción, crossing the Paraguay River through a bridge. The different roads that connect portions of the department have the inconvenience of being impassable during the rainy season. Paraguay River is the most used way to communicate with Puerto Pinasco. In Puerto Falcón, is possible the communication with the Argentine city Clorinda through the San Ignacio de Loyola International Bridge. The cattle establishments use aerial ways. There are two FM radio stations, Radio Villa Hayes and Dyon. About 3,200 people count with phone service. There are 16,865 households in the department, 6,165 in the urban area, and 10,700 in the rural area. The percentage of which count with basic facilities are the following: Electric power: 39.9% Running water: 19.1% Trash collection: 4.3% Health and education The region has 96 institutions of elementary education, 192 of basic education and 29 of high school education. There are 38 hospitals and health care centers. See also List of high schools in Presidente Hayes Paraguayan War Rutherford B. Hayes References Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Arami SRL; 2007. Geografía del Paraguay, Primera Edición 1999, Editorial Hispana Paraguay SRL External links SENATUR photos of ranches in Pde Hayes Province Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes