Ruta 2 and Ruta 7 head through rural Paraguay towards the border with Brazil, taking the traveller through tranquil arts and crafts villages, German colonies, pockets of native forest and small towns associated with the country’s bloody past. In contrast to the quiet of the countryside, Ciudad del Este is a crossroads for all manner of merchandise, much of it illegal, and the world's largest stolen car market, while the giant Itaipú dam has irreversibly changed the landscape. Just over the border are the Iguazú Falls.
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