International authorities signed a Declaration of Intent for the governance of the Central Bioceanic – Amazonian Andean Corridor, a logistical proposal that seeks to open a new logistical route to connect Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Peru with a network that facilitates commercial exchange through the Port of Arica.
The pact was finalized at the Hotel Arica, located in the capital of the Arica and Parinacota Region, where the governors Humberto Sánchez, of Oruro; Alejandro Unzueta, of Beni, in Bolivia; Luis Ramón Torres, of Tacna, in Peru; Marcos Rocha, of Rondonia, in Brazil; and Diego Paco, of Arica and Parinacota, in Chile, formalized the initiative.
The regional governor of Arica and Parinacota, Diego Paco, emphasized that “we are very happy, because this first push of the Central Bioceanic – Amazonian Andean Corridor is very important and will generate opportunities. Today we have challenges both with Bolivia and with Brazil, Peru, and Chile to continue promoting it. It is very auspicious, very positive, and we are working from now on to be able to move it forward.”
The Vice Minister of Industrialization Policies of Bolivia, Gustavo Jáuregui, valued the alliance and assured that he views it “with great hope. I believe it has been very enriching, because we have had the visions of both the public sector and the private sector of Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It is very important to begin integrating so as not to be left out of these bioceanic corridors which are the impulse to generate greater economic development and social well-being for our inhabitants.”
The event also featured the participation of executives from the different companies involved in the logistics chain, as well as authorities from institutions involved in the development of the initiative, who joined the signing of the Declaration of Intent.
The general manager of the Empresa Portuaria Arica, Jorge Cáceres, highlighted that the pact “is of an importance that we believe we have not yet fully grasped. Having brought together so many authorities and having them all agree on the will to implement a bioceanic corridor that unites our productions and each of these peoples, is of tremendous relevance to us. The work begins from here with the follow-up on how to implement each of the things that were discussed and to make this corridor a reality.”
Camilo Jobet, general manager of Terminal Puerto Arica (TPA), underlined that “the letter signed in this document is the closing and the commitment of the different governors and those of us who have participated in this event to get on the right track regarding what will be the next steps to materialize this long-awaited Central Bioceanic – Amazonian Andean Corridor. The most important thing is the optimism, the intention, and this push that is being had so that this really works out.”
The finalization of the agreement took place within the framework of the Central Bioceanic Node meeting “Challenges and opportunities for the Andean Macrozone”, an instance promoted by the Comité de Desarrollo Productivo Regional of Arica and Parinacota through the Viraliza Eventos program of Corfo. The activity brought together, over three days, various actors to articulate the work that will allow the logistical integration to be projected strategically for the north of Chile and the Andean macrozone.
