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« Real Potosi Beats Brazil’s Flamengo with Ronaldinho 2-1 | Home | Doubt Remains of New Communications Law » Tarija Strike Over Gas Fields ContinuePosted: Matthew Grace on Jan 26 | Business & Economy, Transportation, Travel & Tourism After ten hours of dialogue, the delegation from Tarija walked out of negotiations with the representatives of Chuquisaca department and the Bolivian government, rejecting the accord that would share revenues from the Margarita gas fields between the Tarija and Chuquisaca departments. At the root of the conflict is the hiring of a U.S. company, Gaffney Cline & Associates, to survey the gas field and determine how royalties are shared between the two bordering departments. Twenty-six people are on hunger strike in Tarija to protest the surveyor, and strikes have paralyzed the capital city. Meanwhile, border crossings into Argentina and Paraguay have been closed, interrupting shipping and stranding tourists. To learn more in Spanish see: http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20120126/tarija-abandona-dialogo-y-gobierno-advierte-con-iniciar-estudio-en-campo_158105_330047.html
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