BOLIVIA 



800 



BOLIVIA 



under the name of the "Con- 

 federacion Peru-Boliviana." 

 He succeeded in occupying 

 Lima, the capital of Peru, but 

 the Chileans and the Peru- 

 vian faction opposed to the 

 confederation were successful 

 in deposing Santa Cruz, and 

 the whole scheme collapsed. 

 In 1880 Chile made war 

 against Peru and Bolivia and 

 took from them all the coast 

 where are found the saltpetre 

 deposits. As Bolivia was de- 



prived of its seacoast, trade 

 is carried on through Peru, 

 Chile and Argentina, and 

 through Brazil by way of the 

 Amazon. Though the coun- 

 try is peaceful and being 

 gradually developed, it is 

 greatly in need of the help of 

 foreign capital and immigra- 

 tion. D.I.C. 



Other Items of Interest. 

 One of the popular names for 

 the country is the "Mountain 

 Republic." 



