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Alto Paraguay

Politics · May 19, 2026, 9:29 AM Transport Operators Pressure Luque Councilors Days Before Internal Elections

The Association of Internal Transport Operators of Paraguay is pressuring the Luque Municipal Board to approve a bus fare increase to 3,400 guaranis, less than 20 days before the internal elections. The request comes after a unilateral increase earlier this year, which led to an administrative proceeding that remains unresolved.

Infrastructure · May 18, 2026, 4:11 PM Advance in the Chaco coexists with chronic isolation in Alto Paraguay, warns deputy

Deputy Francisco Petersen (ANR) highlights road progress in the Chaco but warns that localities in northern Alto Paraguay remain isolated due to a lack of all-weather roads, relying on waterways for supplies.

Infrastructure · May 18, 2026, 11:08 AM Rain Again Isolates Alto Paraguay After Brief Reopening of Precarious Road

After 31 days of isolation, volunteers and the MOPC reopened the route between Fuerte Olimpo and Bahía Negra, but the lack of earthworks and drainage caused water to return with new rains. The Chamber of Deputies is set to vote on a departmental emergency declaration, criticized as late and electioneering.

Infrastructure · May 16, 2026, 8:00 AM Access works to the Bioceanic Bridge advance in Carmelo Peralta

The Consorcio Vial de Integración has begun paving 3.8 km of access to the Bioceanic Bridge, linking Carmelo Peralta to Route PY15, with an investment of over G. 125,900 million financed by Itaipú Binacional.