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Peru has enjoyed historic levels of economic growth for more than two decades, mostly due to the expansion of the minerals sector, which is a large consumer of electrical energy. Peru has also made strides in providing affordable electrical energy to its citizens, including to small towns and rural areas via a national grid that […]

Since the start of the activities on Monday, August 28, more than 200 rafts used by criminal groups and 148 other mining sites have been destroyed by agents along the Madeira River, the largest tributary of the Amazon River.

Church activists in the Amazon are worried about the Brazilian government's plan to exploit oil in a marine area close to the mouth of the Amazon River.

In this article, we will look at the 12 best places to retire in Bolivia. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of Bolivia’s state of economy and retiring in Bolivia, go to the 5 Best Places to Retire in Bolivia. Bolivia’s State of Economy For many years, Bolivia had been experiencing what speculators […]

In this article, we will look at the 12 best places to retire in Bolivia.

Despite political changes and environmental concerns, Brazils oil sector, led by Petrobras, is rapidly expanding, aiming to make the country the worlds fourth-largest oil producer.

A study led by Rutgers suggests that vast swaths of the Amazonian lowland rainforest could gradually transform into dry, grassy savannas.

The government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been twisting itself into a pretzel since the environmental police agency, Ibama, which has authority over the exploitation of natural resources, denied a request by the national oil company Petrobras to drill in the Atlantic off the coast of the state of Amapá, close to the mouth of the Amazon river.

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In 2010, Electronorte initiated the construction of a high-tension (500 kW) transmission line to connect the power plants at Tucuruí and Belo Monte; this line was extended north to the Amazon River with connections to Macapá (Amapá) and Manaus (Amazonas). This ambitious undertaking required the construction of extraordinarily tall tower paillons (300 meters) in order […]