Central Bi-Oceanic railway

[3] In his trip to China in 2013, Bolivian president Evo Morales discussed with Chinese leader Xi Jinping the possibility of building a railway to link the Atlantic with the Pacific through Brazil and Peru.

[4] The Spanish narrow-gauge rail company FEVE was awarded a contract by the Bolivian government to prepare a technical feasibility study.

[7][8] The summit of the Union of South American Nations in December 2014 prioritised the project, along with seven other regional integration endeavors.

[12] In August 2017, a second expedition through parts of the route that have been completed took place, departing from Campo Grande and covering its entire length to the Chilean ports of Iquique and Antofagasta, the final stop.

[13][14] The project is intended to reduce travel time for exports from the midwest of Brazil to Asia and Oceania (China, Japan, India, Australia) by up to two weeks.