Agustin Saavedra writes in El Deber: Another day of landlocked from the sea The Bolivian coastline was usurped by Chile in a conflict started on February 14, 1879. Today, March 23, 2014, 135 years running and the heroism of Eduardo Abaroa in Calama. At the end there was the loss of a vital territory. Chile,…
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Facts about Bolivian claim to recover OUR sea coast, Chile must deliver!
Luis Antezana writes in El Diario: Hard-hitting book about the dispute with Chile From the year 1904, when Ismael Montes’ “liberal” Government signed the peace treaty with Chile, an average of three books were published each year and pamphlets of strong protest against the one-sided agreement. Since then, a total of more than 300 allegations…
Some wrongdoings of current Bolivian government’s ineptness
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Governmental bungling Thank goodness that this time it was J. R. Quintana, the most rejected character and the least credible of the Government (not without reason) that lashed out at Pagina Siete, which he accused of being a pro-Chilean newspaper; accused him, awkwardly, to have giving space to the…
Bolivia is blocked!!
An interesting and opportune analysis by Humberto Vacaflor, from El Deber: We are blocked Brazil and Chile have tightened border controls to prevent the entry of the Bolivian drug in their territories. This has led to a drowning in the narco-industrial complex that has arisen in the area of influence of Chapare. The mafias that…
History 101 – Bolivia: Chile invasion consequences
In an attempt to record part of our history, I decided to translate the following article from Guillermo Soto, published in El Diario: Chile, nothing due to Bolivia? As soon as a Forum, event or opportunity is presented, the Chilean authorities repeatedly say that “Chile has no pending litigation with Bolivia”, that “nothing is due…
Grandma, the war, a Bolivian hero… and a Chilean invasion
The 6 Coolest Things Said by Soldiers Before Killing People By:Jacopo della Quercia June 14, 2012 War is serious. War is dark, violent and terrible, and it will likely be the end of our species someday. It’s a cliche, but some cliches are there for a reason: War is hell. Or a hell of a lot…
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