The projects support development of the Southern Transversal Axis corridor, designed to facilitate commercial exchange between the Atlantic and Pacific by leveraging Peruvian infrastructure to connect Brazilian production with Asian markets. The strategic positioning offers significant time advantages: transit from Peru to Asia requires an estimated 23 days compared to 45 days from Brazil to Asia, according to Edgar Patiño, director of Investor Services at ProInversión.
Exports from Peru’s Southern Axis reached US$39,229 million in 2025, increasing their share of national exports from 26 percent in 2005 to 43 percent two decades later. Madre de Dios specifically recorded exports of US$264 million in 2025, representing 34 percent year-on-year growth.
ProInversión executive president Luis Del Carpio emphasized that development requires long-term vision transcending political cycles. The agency identified transformation of existing road connections into an integrated logistics corridor as the next challenge. The agenda contemplates logistics platforms, rest stops, a dry port, port community platform, and digital services for transporters, alongside enhanced customs and phytosanitary coordination between Iñapari and Assis Brasil.
The event in Puerto Maldonado drew participation from Assis prefect Jerry Correia Marinho representing Acre, Brazil, alongside regional governors from Peru’s Southern Macro Region. Del Carpio highlighted existing and projected infrastructure including the Interoceanic Highway, southern ports, Chancay, future railway corridors, and Juliaca Dry Port as components of a logistics network capable of connecting southern Peru with international markets.
ProInversión previously concessioned the Interoceanic Road Corridor South Section 3, awarded in 2005 and currently operational with regional investment of US$272 million, and the Second Airport Group including Padre Aldamiz Airport with regional investment of US$84 million. The strategy aims to evolve from basic road connectivity to comprehensive corridor integration encompassing production, services, energy, digital connectivity, and cross-border commerce.
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