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Air transport is the only fast link between Bolivia’s major cities and is the primary means by which the isolated settlements in the Oriente are connected to the rest of the country, especially in the rainy season, when roads are often destroyed by heavy rains and landslides. The airline Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) was founded by a small group of German businessmen in 1925, and in the second half of the 20th century it played an indispensable political role in helping Bolivia maintain control over the plains and the eastern border regions. LAB flies international routes to South American capitals, as well as to other cities such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Manaus (all in Brazil), Panama City (Panama), and Miami (Florida, U.S.). A newer airline, AeroSur, also provides air passenger service to most Bolivian cities, some tropical towns, and Buenos Aires. The Bolivian Air Force company (Transportes Aéreos Militares; TAM) carries passengers to small towns in the tropical Bolivian lowlands, and numerous foreign-owned airlines also serve the country. In the mid-1990s Santa Cruz opened a new airport, which was considered to be one of the more modern on the continent and quickly became Bolivia’s main air hub.

Air transport is the only fast link between Bolivia’s major cities and is the primary means by which the isolated settlements in the Oriente are connected to the rest of the country, especially in the rainy season, when roads are often destroyed by heavy rains and landslides. The airline Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) was founded by a small group of German businessmen in 1925, and in the second half of the 20th century it played an indispensable political role in helping Bolivia maintain control over the plains and the eastern border regions. LAB flies international routes to South American capitals, as well as to other cities such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Manaus (all in Brazil), Panama City (Panama), and Miami (Florida, U.S.). A newer airline, AeroSur, also provides air passenger service to most Bolivian cities, some tropical towns, and Buenos Aires. The Bolivian Air Force company (Transportes Aéreos Militares; TAM) carries passengers to small towns in the tropical Bolivian lowlands, and numerous foreign-owned airlines also serve the country. In the mid-1990s Santa Cruz opened a new airport, which was considered to be one of the more modern on the continent and quickly became Bolivia’s main air hub.

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