Humberto Vacaflor writes in hoybolivia.com: Shames of Chile and Bolivia According tells Alcides Arguedas, a serious historian, after the invasion of the Bolivian coast, Chile sent a message with a German tinge, in the words of Ambassador Abraham Konig, in saying: “The coast is rich and worth millions, we already knew it. We keep it…
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Bolivia asks to ALADI compensation from Chile
Jesus Alanoca reports for El Deber: Bolivia asks to ALADI compensation from Chile In less than two months there were customs’ stoppages that caused severe economic damage to the country. A Legislative Committee is planning a trip to the area. Bolivia made a formal complaint to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) for the strikes…
10 sentences of Bolivian rejoinder against Chile – Las 10 frases de la dúplica boliviana contra Chile
Due to the relevance of this issue, I am placing right after the english translation, point by point, the Spanish portion in italics, of the full news from El Deber: 10 sentences of Bolivian rejoinder against Chile – Las 10 frases de la dúplica boliviana contra Chile The national legal team argued solidly that Bolivia…
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…
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…
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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