Almost 4000 km
Brazil gives go-ahead to the construction of "Railroad Transoceanic"
The railroad that will link the Atlantic to the Pacific would begin on the coast of Brazil, would cross the Amazon jungle and the Andes and end in the Peruvian coast, after spending peel Bolivia
Brasilia
The Brazil gave the green light yesterday (22) in a technical meeting in La Paz to the construction project of "bi-oceanic train", also known as Transoceanic Railway, with funding from Germany and Switzerland, which will benefit trade in five South nations American (Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil). The information is the German DPA news agency.
"Brazil is interested and willing [to take part] of this collective effort to reach Asian markets and take advantage of the railway line that reaches Corumbá (Brazilian side) and Puerto Suarez (Bolivia)," said the Economic Affairs Coordinator for América do Sul the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, João Carlos Castro Parkinson's.
He stressed that it is important to establish agreements "customs harmonization" so there is a fluid movement of trains in Brazil-Bolivia-Peru route.
ON RAILS
The Bolivian Minister of Public Works, Milton Claros, welcomed the accession of Brazil. "We are on track," said the first technical meeting held yesterday in the Bolivian Foreign Ministry with the participation of representatives from Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Corporation Andean (CAF).
The German deputy minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Rainer Bomba, confirmed that some 30 German and Swiss companies are interested in financing and construction of the "Rail Corridor Central Bi-Oceanic", the official name of a railway line that would have a 3750 km long when completed. "This is a tremendous project. Now we define the investment objectives for its construction, "said Bomba.
"CENTURY 21 PANAMA CANAL"
The German deputy minister of Transport signed by the Bolivian Minister Milton Claros, a memorandum of understanding to consolidate the Bi-Oceanic Corridor, an act which attended by Bolivian President Evo Morales. "We are convinced that the bi-oceanic train between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru will be the 21st Century Panama Canal," said the representative.
The railroad that will link the Atlantic to the Pacific would begin on the coast of Brazil, would cross the Amazon jungle and the Andes and end in the Peruvian coast, after spending peel Bolivia. The government of La Paz strong focus in this work because you want to avoid the use of northern ports of Chile, a country with which it maintains a historical dispute by a sovereign outlet to the sea.
The route would include the Santos-Campo Grande stretches (in Brazil), Puerto Suárez (Bolivia) and Ilo (Peru) and its cost is estimated at about 14 billion dollars, according to the technical study made by Bolivia.
"Brazil is interested and willing [to take part] of this collective effort to reach Asian markets and take advantage of the railway line that reaches Corumbá (Brazilian side) and Puerto Suarez (Bolivia)," said the Economic Affairs Coordinator for América do Sul the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, João Carlos Castro Parkinson's.
He stressed that it is important to establish agreements "customs harmonization" so there is a fluid movement of trains in Brazil-Bolivia-Peru route.
ON RAILS
The Bolivian Minister of Public Works, Milton Claros, welcomed the accession of Brazil. "We are on track," said the first technical meeting held yesterday in the Bolivian Foreign Ministry with the participation of representatives from Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Corporation Andean (CAF).
The German deputy minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Rainer Bomba, confirmed that some 30 German and Swiss companies are interested in financing and construction of the "Rail Corridor Central Bi-Oceanic", the official name of a railway line that would have a 3750 km long when completed. "This is a tremendous project. Now we define the investment objectives for its construction, "said Bomba.
"CENTURY 21 PANAMA CANAL"
The German deputy minister of Transport signed by the Bolivian Minister Milton Claros, a memorandum of understanding to consolidate the Bi-Oceanic Corridor, an act which attended by Bolivian President Evo Morales. "We are convinced that the bi-oceanic train between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru will be the 21st Century Panama Canal," said the representative.
The railroad that will link the Atlantic to the Pacific would begin on the coast of Brazil, would cross the Amazon jungle and the Andes and end in the Peruvian coast, after spending peel Bolivia. The government of La Paz strong focus in this work because you want to avoid the use of northern ports of Chile, a country with which it maintains a historical dispute by a sovereign outlet to the sea.
The route would include the Santos-Campo Grande stretches (in Brazil), Puerto Suárez (Bolivia) and Ilo (Peru) and its cost is estimated at about 14 billion dollars, according to the technical study made by Bolivia.
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