Juan Carlos Abaroa Leigue

several people are seen demonstrating and holding signs that read "Sea for Bolivia, Sea unit us."

Every year on 'Día Del Mar,' Bolivia celebrates the coastline they lost

March 22, 2019

Every year on March 23, “Día Del Mar” or "National Day of the Sea," marks the “historical injustice” of the 250-mile Pacific coast that Bolivia lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific.

Every year on 'Día Del Mar,' Bolivia celebrates the coastline they lost

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