Eyeing flood waters, Argentine ranchers move cattle Oct 31, 2009
DIAMANTE, Argentina, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Argentine ranchers aided by soldiers were rushing on Friday to move nearly 1 million cattle by boat from islands in the Parana River delta to higher ground before floods reach grazing grounds ... Many ranchers send their cows to the islands of the Parana River to take advantage of grazing lands. (Scientific American)
Brazil Congress May Block Paraguay Dam Accord, Opposition Lawmakers Say Jul 30, 2009
The Itaipu dam, which spans the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay, is operated by a company half-owned by the two governments. Paraguay, whose $12 billion rural-based economy is 1/100th the size of Brazils, can use only about 5 percent of the dams output. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Power politics Jul 27, 2009
The Itaipu power plant is built on the Parana river in the region known as the triple border. It is not convenient for Brazil to have a poor and powerless neighbour. (BBC News -- Americas)
Brazil Reaches Deal With Paraguay on Electricity Payments From Itaipu Dam Jul 26, 2009
Brazil gets 20 percent of its electricity from the dam straddling the Parana River, paying its neighbor about $120 million a year. Under 1973 , written by the dictators then in power in both countries, each country is entitled to half of the dams output, which last year reached a of 95 million megawatt hours. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Paraguay Pushes `Imperialist' Brazil to Pay More for Hydroelectric Power Jul 20, 2009
Brazil gets 20 percent of its electricity from the dam straddling the Parana River, paying its neighbor about $120 million a year. Paraguayan President has vowed to recover sovereignty of the worlds most productive hydro dam, and is seeking more money from Brazil. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Famed Iguazu Falls run dry May 8, 2009
At the foot of the falls on the Brazilian side, the bottom of the Parana river is now clearly visible, allowing environmentalists a rare chance to clean up mountains of accumulated trash. The falls, which are actually made up of 275 waterfalls stretching some 2. (iAfrica.com)
Argentine Farmers Prepare More Protests as Government Stands Firm on Taxes Mar 30, 2009
Daily grain deliveries to ports on the Parana River fell as much as 80 percent last week as farmers blocked roads and stopped selling goods in an effort to pressure Fernandez and legislators opposed to reducing export taxes. Theres no end in sight to this debate, Burdman said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
