La Paz, Bolivia, 1st October 2018. People watch the ruling for the case "Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile)" at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on a giant screen in front of the Congress building in Plaza Murillo. Bolivia presented the case to the ICJ in 2013; Bolivia lost its coastal Litoral province to Chile during the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) and previous negotiations have made no progress from Bolivia's viewpoint. Credit: James Brunker/Alamy Live News

La Paz, Bolivia, 1st October 2018. People watch the ruling for the case "Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile)" at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on a giant screen in front of the Congress building in Plaza Murillo. Bolivia presented the case to the ICJ in 2013; Bolivia lost its coastal Litoral province to Chile during the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) and previous negotiations have made no progress from Bolivia's viewpoint. Credit: James Brunker/Alamy Live News Stock Photo
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5000 x 3333 px | 42.3 x 28.2 cm | 16.7 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi

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1 October 2018

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Plaza Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia

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The placard translates as "There was no war but an invasion Mr Piñera (Chilean president Sebastián Piñera)" and refers to the very strong belief held by many Bolivians that the War of the Pacific was an invasion planned by Chile to annex their coastal province. The building in the background is the Congress building

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