El Diario reports: February 14: an ominous date for Bolivia 137 years of unjust confinement • Bolivians remember, wihth eagereness to vindication, that on a February 14, 1879 Chilean troops invaded our coastlines and we were held landlocked eversince. • More than a century of unfulfilled promises deepen the desire for justice. Today [02/14/2016] it…
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The cowardly and shameful Chilean invasion of Antofagasta
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: The invasion of Antofagasta A week earlier, the Chilean troops were already in Calama and waiting for the order to fire. In the assault, they occupied the unguarded commercial port of Antofagasta. Through quick action showed that they had completed their careful preparations to invade and take over the…
Are Chileans afraid?! Prevent distributing the Book of the Sea in Chile at a Book Fair
ANF reports for El Dia: Prevent distributing the Book of the Sea in Chile at a Book Fair La Serena authorities disavowed the distribution of 200 copies and even threatened with police at a cultural center. Authorities in La Serena, Chile disavowed the distribution of 200 copies of the Book of the Sea in the…
Bolivia, Peru Accuse Chile of Acts of Intimidation
TeleSUR reports: Bolivia, Peru Accuse Chile of Acts of Intimidation Chile is carrying out military maneuvers as Bolivia and Peru made major gains in trying to reclaim their territory lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific. As Chile continues to conduct sea, air and land military exercises along its northern border region, tensions…
Bolivian Islands may be cause of action, you hear?… Chile?!
El Diario reports: Excluded from the 1904 Treaty Bolivian Islands may be cause of action Victor Hugo Chavez, a researcher and expert on maritime issues, is underlying the thesis that Bolivia has rights to six islands and islets in the Pacific Ocean, since they were not included in the Treaty of 1904. Despite invasions suffered…
History 101: Bolivia had sovereign access to the Pacific: Historical background of the Bolivian Litoral
El Diario brings us this needed information: Historical background of the Bolivian Litoral Certain authorities of Chile supposed that by distorting the truth, they can eliminate the history of Bolivia. They say that Chile can not yield even a millimeter of their territory, they are right. Well, Bolivia never claimed that the neighboring country would…
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