BBC News reports: Bolivia to take water dispute with Chile to UN court Bolivian President Evo Morales has said his country will file a suit against Chile over a water dispute at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Bolivia says it owns the Silala spring in a border region and that it is not being…
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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…
The Invasion, a docudrama that recalls the causes for the loss of the Pacific
Wendy Pinto reports for Pagina Siete: The Invasion recalls the causes for the loss of the Pacific To produce this audiovisual material -which will be aired [today] March 23- has made an investment of $2,000, according to the producer. The defense of Calama and the combat at Tambillo are the two that were recreated in…
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…
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…
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