Stories for August 26th 2004

Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Chile plans national park in Tierra del Fuego

A feasibility project for the creation, design and management of a Tierra del Fuego Regional Park was signed this week between Chilean government officials and a private company Sustentable.

Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Tourism, Peru's second export industry

Tourism has become Peru's second-largest source of revenue after mining bringing in some $832 million said President Alejandro Toledo

Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

G7 concerned with Argentina

G 7, the seven richest countries of the world group is concerned with the postponement until December of the third Argentina-IMF review fearing it could further delay the restructuring process of the defaulted Argentine sovereign debt according to G 7 sources.

Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil and Norway consider oil industry association

Petrobras and Statoil, Brazilian and Norwegian government owned oil companies are considering an association with the purpose of participating in the oil exploration and production round Venezuela will be calling before the end of the year.

Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Gas and oil discovery in Colombia.

A field with large reserves of natural gas and smaller quantities of oil was discovered by Colombia's government oil company Ecopetrol in an area abandoned by the US company Occidental, announced Colombian Mines and Energy minister Luis Ernesto Mejía.

Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Chile promotes dairy and beef exports.

During the first half of this year Chile exported 36,8 million US dollars of dairy products, 61% above the same period in 2003 according to the head of the Agriculture Research and Policies Office, Carlos Furche.