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What lasting geographic consequence did the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) have for Bolivia?
Bolivia still maintains a navy on Lake Titicaca and marks an annual Day of the Sea. In 2018 the ICJ ruled Chile has no obligation to negotiate sovereign access.
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The War of the Pacific of 1879-1884, the Nitrate War That Left Bolivia Without a Coast In 1879 Chile went to war with Bolivia and Peru over the nitrate-rich Atacama Desert. Chile won everything: Peru's richest provinces, an occupation of Lima — and Bolivia's entire coastline. Bolivia has been landlocked ever since, maintains a navy on Lake Titicaca, and still marks the loss every year.
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