Chilean industry does not pay for usufruct of Bolivian Silala

El Diario reports off another abnormality imposed by Chile: Chilean industry does not pay for usufruct of Silala • Apart from the streams of Silala and groundwater that are in Bolivian territory, border region between the two countries, a legal technical study reveals that there are other water resources which are used without paying a…

Bolivian History 101 – 137 years of unjust confinement

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…

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…

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…