The price a country is willing to pay to see the sea
 

This is just nuts...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8049814.stm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...nnel_466in.jpg

Nothing amazes me anymore.

And why don't they just put a god damn road out there with a bridge? Why does it gotta be underground?

that's a really cool idea

interesting that the people thinking it up are chilean

interesting idea.. i wonder how many gazillions of dollars it would cost to pull off if the political issues could be ironed out.

some of you should get a clue before speaking, seriously. Bolivia wants a sea exit not to go on vacations, but because they need it to export their goods to countries in the Pacific ocean. Right now, they have a port in Argentina (Rosario city) with exit to the Atlantic, hence the price of transport for their exportations is really big. That's why nor Chile neither Peru wants to give'em a sea exit: they want to cash in. To make it more complicated, that border in dispute between Peru and Chile was Bolivian once.

I really doubt it will happen, but it has its logic if you think in the long term, esp if they add an oil duct

Dude, chill! I never said they were willing to spend billions and much more in political favours to see the project through to completion to build a few beach-front condos :winkwink:

I just hate you because your weather for my city is wrong :winkwink:

hehehe, I just hope it's wrong for me too cos for me it says "chance of showers on saturday" :mad::mad::mad::mad:

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Mine is about 3 hours away from where I actually am.

And I can't see that tunnel being built TBH, take way to much money to do it, and with little return I would guess.

a little jaded perhaps ?:Oh crap

Guess above ground transport is too hard?

Would suck if it collapses

Seems that they are also talking about a tunnel between Russia and Alaska?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1680121.ece

That is way better than building weapons :thumbsup.Very interesting idea with that tunnel that will cost a fortune

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These guys should talk to the guy who dug the channel tunnel before they start looking for $$$

The channel tunnel was originally projected to cost £4.8 billion; its actual cost was £10.5 billion (in 1994).

It's an endless debate Chile, Peru and Bolivia have.

Anyone truly knows why they're planning on building an underground tunnel instead of a road!?