On October 30, Bolivian Minister Yerko Núñez delivered Ministerial Resolution 240/2020 which recognizes the homologation (official approval or confirmation) of the urban area of the municipality of Rurrenabaque in the department of Beni. This action is intended to “help reactivate the region's economy.”
According to this Spanish-language article, “Among the legal entities that were delivered during this administration of President Jeanine Añez, the most significant was that of Pilón Lajas. "For us it is important, valuable and significant to have given the legal status of Pilón Lajas, of our communities, of our indigenous people who are often unprotected and forgotten, but with that document they will be able to exercise their rights," said the minister.”
Minister Núñez acknowledged that the pandemic has affected tourism. Back in March, Rurrenabaque was poised to be “filled with international tourists.” He also said: “"I ask you to give value to this instrument, that the oldest settlements are entitled to title their proprietary right (...) Use this instrument so that Rurrenabaque grows and so that there is harmony.”