The Day of the Sea (March 23rd)

Day of the Sea is celebrated every 23rd of March in Bolivia in commemoration of the loss of ____________.

Bolivia lost in the War of the Pacific against Chile in ________.

What initially detonated the conflict was Bolivia’s intention to charge a 10-cent tax per 100-pounds of potassium nitrate (saltpeter) harvested by __________ companies in the Atacama Desert.

_________ army was better equipped and defeated _________ definitively in the Alto de la Alianza Battle on 26 May 1880.

In _______ a three way agreement was signed. According to the treaty, Bolivia ceded its coastal territories to Chile.

Abaroa was obstinately defending a small bridge over the ___________ River, when on the 23rd of March 1879 the Chileans ordered him to surrender.

Chilean army was better equipped and defeated Bolivia definitively in the ____________ Battle on 26 May 1880.

Who is the Hero of Topáter?

Bolivia has several large lakes.

Bolivia being landlocked and having no ports of its own has not greatly affected its economy.