Mariscal Estigarribia
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Mariscal Estigarribia is a town in the Boquerón Department, Paraguay. It is located at around , close to the borders of Bolivia and Brazil.
A military training agreement with Asunción, giving immunity to US soldiers, caused some concern after media reports initially reported that a base housing 20,000 US soldiers was being built at Mariscal Estigarribia within 200 km of Argentina and Bolivia, and 300 km of Brazil, near an airport which could receive large planes (B-52, C-130 Hercules, etc.) which the Paraguayan Air Forces do not have. [1] [2]. The governments of Paraguay and the United States subsequently declared that the use of an airport (Dr Luís María Argaña International)[1] was one point of transfer for few soldiers in Paraguay at the same time. According to the Clarín argentinian newspaper, the US military base is strategic because of its location near the Triple Frontera between Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina; its proximity towards the Guarani aquifer; and, finally, its closeness toward Bolivia (less than 200 km) at the same "moment that Washington's magnifying glass goes on the Altiplano and points toward Venezuelian Hugo Chávez—the regional demon according to Bush's administration—as the instigator of the instability in the region" (El Clarín [2]). In October 2006, US President George W. Bush was reported to be negotiating for purchase of a 400 km² ranch in this region[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "U.S. Military Moves in Paraguay Rattle Regional Relations", International Relations Center, December 14, 2005. Retrieved on April 1, 2006.
- ^ a b US Marines put a foot in Paraguay, El Clarín, September 9, 2005 (Spanish)
- ^ "Pres. Bush buys 100,000 acre ranch in Paraguay", SF Bay Area Independent Media Center, October 19, 2006. Retrieved on October 1, 2006.
- ^ Neike Periodismo Independiente, 11 October 2006, Gobernador admite que hay versiones de que Bush compró tierras en el Chaco - URL accessed in October 2006
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