The defeat of Bolivia's long powerful socialists at the weekend highlights a broader backlash against incumbent leftists that ...

Bolivia, Chile, and Peru had competing claims over an arid but mineral-rich portion of the Atacama Desert since gaining their independence from Spain in the mid-1820s, a consequence of unclear ...

Prior to the War of the Pacific, a 19th-century conflict between Bolivia, Chile and Peru, the region was within Bolivia’s borders. But Santiago was victorious in that conflict. Chile took possession ...

Prior to the War of the Pacific, a 19th-century conflict between Bolivia, Chile and Peru, the region was within Bolivia’s borders. But Santiago was victorious in that conflict. Chile took possession ...

The critical-care wards of major hospitals in Peru and Bolivia stand at or near collapse after end-of-year holidays, reflecting wider regional public health capacity concerns as much of Latin ...

For “Huracan 2015”, the Chilean Armed Forces mobilized over 5,500 troops on Chile borders with Bolivia and Peru, in addition to deploying tanks, frigates, submarines and both combat and ...

Bolivia has been landlocked since 1884, following its defeat by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Previously, Bolivia’s borders extended to the ocean through what is now northern Chile.

Bishops from Bolivia, Chile and Peru meeting in Lima this week issued a call on the new governments of their respective countries to defend life and do more to alleviate poverty.

G. VAN DER REE, Chile's (Inter) National Identities: Framing the Relations with Bolivia and Peru, Bulletin of Latin American Research, Vol. 29, No. 2 (APRIL 2010), pp. 208-223 ...

Peru was Bolivia’s ally in the war, and both lost territory to Chile, nearly all of it desert that is rich in nitrate deposits. Exports of nitrate fertilizers financed the construction of ...

Chile and Peru fought in the War of the Pacific from 1879-84, with Chile coming out victorious against a Peru-Bolivia alliance and taking over some key land with access to the Pacific Ocean.