Encarnación via national route PY01 which passes through 6 of the 10 districts: Villa Florida, San Miguel, San Juan Bautista, San Ignacio, Santa Rosa and San Patricio, it even passes through the district of Santiago, but not by its urban area. The national routes PY04 and PY20 connects Misiones with neighbor Ñeembucú department. All ten districts urban areas are accessible by paved road. Airports Small airports are located in San Juan Bautista and Ayolas (Juan de Ayolas Airport) to the south. Water transport The southern part of the department is accessible to the Paraná River, which is navigable by large cargo ships downstream of the Yacyretá Dam near Ayolas. Education There are numerous institutions which provide Pre-school Education, Elementary and Highschool . with Technical and Scientific emphasis. Tourism Its main attractions are the beaches formed by the rivers Paraná and Tebicuary. Villa Florida is a city which offers landscapes to its visitors. This department is known by the work of evangelizing by the Jesuits priests who founded the place with many reductions. A few towns still have the remains of that era such as the colonial churches. Part of the historical remains is exposed in Museums with many samples of wooden carvings made by the Indians at the reductions period. Bibliography Geografía del Paraguay - Editorial Hispana Paraguay S.R.L.- 1a. Edición 1999 - Asunción Paraguay Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay - - Distribuidora Arami S.R.L. La Magia de nuestra tierra. Fundación en Alianza. Asunción. 2007. References External links SENATUR Mission Tours States and territories established in 1906 1906 establishments in Paraguay