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Upgrading electrical infrastructure in Latin America is cheap. For example, upgrading Guri hydroelectrical power would only cost around a billion dollars. Similarly, many thermal plants can be restored. In the whole continent, performing a full green field recovery of electrical generating facilities would cost about $30 billion, maybe $40 billion....

During the last few months or perhaps a year or two, this channel has experienced a few transformations. Initially this was a political debate or political analysis channel in Spanish, concentrated in Venezuelan politics: which as we all know is time consuming, ineffective and exhausting, leading to nowhere. Then came the international border...

Developing petroleum wells throughout South America in a combined fashion, would require enormous investment in electrical facilities, upgrading of refineries, and even building new refineries. All of them should be connected by new roads and new pipelines. There will be environmental concerns and cultural concerns, which would require additional...