Puerto Aguirre is an important inland riverport in
Bolivia near the border
with
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is privately held by
Central Aguirre Ltd. It is part of the
municipality of
Puerto Quijarro
Puerto Quijarro is a Bolivian city and an inland river port and situated on the Tamengo Canal in Bolivia, by the border with Brazil. It is part of the province of Germán Busch in the Santa Cruz Department. The Tamengo Canal connects it to the i ...
. It is connected via the
Tamengo Canal to the
Paraguay/Parana waterway.
History
The port was inaugurated on September 11, 1988 by
Joaquin Aguirre Lavayèn. In 2005 a new container facility was built at the port.
The port is a free trade zone.
News Stories
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Ports and harbours of Bolivia
Populated places in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
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