Evo Morales called on Chile for the return of Bolivia’s former Pacific Ocean access.

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Source: TeleSUR

Bolivian President Evo Morales led celebrations for the landlocked nation's Sea Day, calling for access to Pacific seaports lost in a late-19th-century war.

The day marked 136 years since Bolivia lost its coastline in a battle with Chile, which took over 120-thousand kilometers of land, including 400 kilometers of coast, and many of the world's top copper reserves.

“We not only remember and honor the memory of our heroes, but also today the Bolivians who have a firm conviction … for justice, for rights, that the Pacific should be returned to us,” Morales told a large crowd in La Paz.

“Today, March 23, we Bolivians are more united than ever in the certainty that we have advanced in our most important objective, our maritime reintegration. We have advanced in taking our case to the highest tribunal created by humanity in order to resolve controversy through peaceful means."

Read more: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bolivia-Marks-its-Ongoing-Battle-for-Access-to-the-Sea-20150323-0030.html.

So why on earth am I posting this? I had no idea Bolivia had a navy until yesterday, and I think it warrants some attention.

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I hope the Bolivians regain access to the Pacific