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April 05, 2006
Wiki Wednesday
Courtesy of Karen.
The Bolivian Navy does exist even though the country has been landlocked for almost 150 years. Bolivia has large rivers that are tributaries to the Amazon, these are patrolled to prevent smuggling and drug trafficking. There is also a Bolivian Naval presence on Lake Titicaca, the highest (altitude wise) navigable lake in the world.The Bolivian Navy takes part in many parades and government functions, but none more so than the Dia Del Mar (day of the sea) in which Bolivia, each year, asks for the coast taken from them by Chile in the War of the Pacific (fought between Peru, Bolivia and Chile), 1879 to 1884. This is still a sore point for Bolivia, influencing many modern day political actions and trade decisions.
As an aside, I find the "blockquote" function in Movable Type very annoying. If you notice, the 2 paragraphs have different font sizes. I'm sure this problem would be resolved if I would just upgrade to 3.2. But I'm too scared I will mess everything up.
Posted by Julee at April 5, 2006 11:15 AM