Tag: Chile

Bolivian History 101: Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz

Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz One of the most representative of the liberation wars in Latin America figures, is the Gral. Andrew de Santa Cruz and Calahumana, son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Jose and Santa Cruz Villavicencio and daughter of the Chief of Huarina, Juana…

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Bolivia goes to World Court over Chile sea access

From Reuters via Yahoo News: Bolivia goes to World Court over Chile sea access By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Landlocked Bolivia went to the World Court on Monday [05/04/2015], seeking to force Chile to negotiate the granting of a corridor of sovereign territory giving it access to the sea for its natural gas and…

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Pacific War: Canchas Blancas battle

Rodolfo Becerra writes in El Diario: Heroic epics Canchas Blancas battle Each year the Bolivian reminisced the sublime sacrifice of Eduardo Abaroa, in that heroic deed of March 23, 1879, when the brave Bolivian civilians next to soldiers folded Antofagasta and other places occupied by the Chilean rapacity, they faced a regular army, on unequal…

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What are exactly the thirteen points in the Bolivia-Chile agenda?

Bolivia has a serious and long-lasting pending issue with Chile. The following is from El Diario and highlights the 13 point agenda that Bolivia has been conducting with Chile, in the last few years: The thirteen points Bolivia-Chile Here are the 13 points of negotiation between Bolivia and Chile. Point 6, maritime theme was excluded…

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Meet Chile’s aggression: land mines continue at the border!

El Diario reports: Chile fails to meet deadline for demining at the border The demining process should have been completed in 2011 by determination of the Ottawa Convention, but progress is slow, said Defense Minister Ruben Saavedra. Chile only have defused 25% of the explosives, according to Senator Ignacio Mendoza. Given the limited progress on demining…

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