El Diario: The Bolivian Coast as seen by the French Auguste de Nollent From the birth to the republican life in 1825, until 1879 Bolivia maintained a peaceful possession of its Littoral territory and in use of its sovereign rights, the authorities allowed the presence of foreign consuls. In this context, in May 1831 the…
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Chile owes Bolivia 122 kilometers of coastline – Chile le debe a Bolivia 122 kilómetros de costa
El Diario: 142 years of the Chilean invasion The lawyer Víctor Hugo Chávez Serrano reported that, according to new geographic studies carried out on the usurped territories, the territory that was never ceded by the Bolivian State is larger than previously believed. Commemorating 142 years of the beginning of the War of the Pacific that…
The War of the Pacific (Not World War II) Is the Conflict You Never Heard Of
Peter Suciu reports for The National Interest: Dust your history book off. It isn’t uncommon for wars to result from territorial disputes. Land has long been a motivating factor in what causes nations to take up arms, but in the annals of military history rarely would powers go to war to control a coastal strip…
Rufino Carrasco, the winner of the battle of Tambillo of 1879 – Rufino Carrasco, el vencedor de la batalla de Tambillo de 1879
Elvis Fuertes reports for Pagina Siete: Rufino Carrasco, the winner of the battle of Tambillo of 1879 After being abandoned in the desert, Colonel Carrasco have been arrested and harassed in the city of Potosí by mandate of General Narciso Campero, who coveted to take command of the country. Few know his history, but the…
Bolivia loses 11% of GDP due to maritime confinement
El Diario reports: Anual average Bolivian exporters must face a cost 33.2% higher than the regional average TRANSPORTATION EXPLAINS MAJOR LOSSES INCURRED BY BOLIVIA FOR ITS CENTENARY LANDLOCKED. A work done by economist Rodrigo Burgoa found that the maritime enclosure that Bolivia suffers since the invasion of its coast in February 1879 has a negative…
Every year on ‘Día Del Mar,’ Bolivia celebrates the coastline they lost
Chantelle Bacigalupo reports for PRI’S The World: Local authorities take part in the events commemorating the “Día del Mar,” or “Day of the Sea,” which refers to the day on which Bolivia lost its access to the sea to Chile during the 1879-1883 War of the Pacific, in La Paz, Bolivia, March 23, 2017. The…
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