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« New Law Legalize Smuggled Vehicles | Home | Iranian Defense Head Leaves Bolivia After Argentinean Complaint » Pilcomayo River Drying Out; Effects Felt in Bolivia, Paraguay, ArgentinaPosted: Matthew Grace on May 30 | Business & Economy, Environment The Pilcomayo River—which runs 1,100 kilometers from the Andes cordillera between the Potosí and Oruro departments in Bolivia and through Argentina and the Gran Chaco region of Paraguay before it joins the Paraguay River—has dried up in parts of Paraguay, affecting trade and commerce along its path. In Villamontes, Tarija, on the Bolivian border with Argentina, the flow of the Pilcomayo River has decreased from 2,500 cubic meters to 90 cubic meters. This, in turn, has affected the migration of chad, which is a source of income for the fishermen of Villamontes. Last week, indigenous Weenhayek and Tapieté blockaded Tarija from other cities in the Chaco to force the government to address the Pilcomayo water-flow problem. The Bolivian foreign ministry asked the Argentine government to commence dredging to allow the flow of water and fish; work started last Friday. To learn more in Spanish see: http://www.la-razon.com/version.php?ArticleId=131251&EditionId=2544 http://www.erbol.com.bo/noticia.php?identificador=2147483945238
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