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Jujuy moves towards an active insertion in the Bioceanic Corridor of Capricorn
Thursday October 8th, 2026
The province seeks to transform its strategic position and the connectivity of the Jama Pass into concrete opportunities for productive development, logistics, employment and integration with the countries of the region.
The consolidation of the Capricorn Bioceanic Corridor poses an opportunity for the territories that make it up to go from being transit spaces to becoming active protagonists of regional integration processes. In this framework, Jujuy has a strategic position, a developing logistics infrastructure and a set of productive capacities that can contribute to strengthening its insertion in regional markets.
During an interview, Alejandro Marenco highlighted the need to change the traditional perspective on regional infrastructure. The challenge, he said, is not only to ask “what the corridor leaves to the region,” but to analyze “how the productive sector and communities are actively inserted in it.”
A corridor with increasing logistical reliability
The Jama International Pass is one of the main points of connection between Argentina and the Pacific ports and a strategic route for commercial exchange with Chile and other markets in the region.
Currently, the pass registers an average of more than 190 trucks per day in both directions. Added to this is a relative operational continuity, with closures linked to weather conditions that, according to the records mentioned by Marenco, rarely exceed 35 days a year.
This dynamic reinforces the role of Jama as a strategic infrastructure for international trade and raises, at the same time, the need for the territories located along its area of influence to be able to take advantage of the economic activities associated with the movement of cargo.
In the case of Jujuy, the road route linked to the corridor crosses 17 municipalities, generating opportunities for the development of services related to transport and logistics, the provision of inputs, maintenance, storage and other activities capable of generating added value and local employment.
From connectivity to development poles
Jujuy’s strategic position is complemented by an infrastructure network that allows the corridor to be thought of from a multimodal perspective.
The proximity between the Perico Free Trade Zone, the industrial centers and the Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, located approximately five kilometers away, constitutes a favorable condition for the development of productive and logistical activities and for the eventual establishment of new ventures.
In addition to this infrastructure, rail connectivity is added. The operational network of Belgrano Cargas maintains the link between towns such as Ledesma, San Pedro, Perico and Palpalá with the main ports in the center of the country, including Rosario and Buenos Aires.
The articulation between the road, rail and air networks allows us to move towards a conception of the Bioceanic Corridor that transcends road transport and contemplates the development of true logistics and production platforms.
Integration that is also built from people
Regional integration is not limited to infrastructure works. It also requires generating capacities, knowledge and links between communities and institutions in the territories involved.
In this sense, Jujuy has been developing cooperation initiatives with the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which include training instances in Portuguese language for road safety personnel, tourist police and agencies that carry out their functions in the Jama Pass.
Cooperation also extends to the field of health and research. Through links between the SAME of Jujuy and the University of Mato Grosso do Sul, it is expected to advance in exchanges and research on the effects of altitude (including phenomena associated with hypoxia and stabbing) on transporters crossing the Puna region.
In turn, business ties incorporate a gender dimension. The recent visit of delegations of women entrepreneurs from the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE) made it possible to strengthen contact with artisans and producers from Jujuy and to explore new opportunities for cooperation and commercial linkage.
New markets for regional production
Physical and logistical integration opens up opportunities that must be accompanied by a strategy of productive development and adaptation to the demands of regional markets.
One of the sectors identified is that of fine fruits and strawberries. The demand from the Chilean region of Antofagasta represents an opportunity for Jujuy producers, although its use requires progress in compliance with phytosanitary standards and in investments associated with cold and freezing infrastructure.
The horticultural sector also has possibilities for insertion. The short-term demand for products such as onions and tomatoes in Paraguay and other neighboring markets may constitute an opportunity for producers in the Jujuy valleys, particularly to the extent that marketing, logistics and compliance with sanitary requirements capacities are strengthened.
These examples show that the infrastructure of the corridor is a necessary condition, but not sufficient. To transform connectivity into development, it is necessary to articulate production, logistics, services, entrepreneurial capacities and effective access to markets.
Governance adapted to the new stage of integration
The consolidation of the Capricorn Bioceanic Corridor also poses institutional challenges. For Marenco, it is essential to strengthen the articulation between subnational governments and the foreign ministries of the countries involved, with the aim of moving towards an agile and coordinated governance scheme.
In a context in which international trade chains are looking for more efficient, predictable and competitive routes, the adaptation of regulatory frameworks, coordination between agencies and the generation of conditions for private investment are becoming increasingly important.
The challenge for Jujuy (and for the other territories of the Bioceanic Corridor of Capricorn) consists, therefore, in moving from a vision focused exclusively on transit infrastructure to a strategy of active territorial insertion.
This implies taking advantage of existing connectivity to generate new productive activities, strengthening services associated with trade and logistics, developing local capacities and deepening economic, social and cultural ties with the territories of Chile, Paraguay and Brazil.
In short, the corridor should not be understood only as a route that crosses the territories, but as a platform for integration and development, capable of connecting infrastructure, production, communities and markets.
Fuente: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzZB25ekGpE
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