The Bolivian Naval Force, formerly Bolivian Navy (in Spanish, Armada Boliviana) does exist, though the country has been landlocked for almost 150 years. Bolivia has large rivers that are tributaries to the Amazon which are patrolled to prevent smuggling and drug trafficking. There is also a Bolivian Naval presence on Lake Titicaca, the highest (altitude wise) navigable lake in the world. A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ... The Amazon River or River Amazon (Portuguese: ; Spanish: ) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with greater total river flow than the next eight largest rivers combined, and the largest drainage basin in the world. ... Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world,[1], at 3,812 m (12,507 feet) above sea level. ...

As of 1989 Navy personnel numbered 3800, which included 2000 naval infantry and marines. The Navy is organized into five naval districts, with flotilla headquarters in Guaqui, Puerto Guayamerin, Puerto Suarez, Riberalta, and San Pedro de Tiquina, and bases in Puerto Busch, Puerto Horquilla, Puerto Villarroel, Trinidad, and Rurrenabaque. Naval vessels included several dozen boats, some dozen or more of which are for riverine patrol, including the 20-m Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and one seagoing vessel, the Libertador Simón Bolívar (a ship acquired from Venezuela, where it was named Barquisimeto), whose home port is actually Rosario, Argentina on the River Paraná. In 1993, the Navy was formally renamed to Naval Force (Fuerza Naval) and moved with the Army under a single military authority. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... France Marines is the name of a commune in the département of Val dOise, France. ... Puerto Suarez is an important inland river port and municipality in Bolivia near the border with Brazil. ... Riberalta is a town in Beni Department, Bolivia. ... Puerto Busch is located in the province of Germán Busch, department of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, republic of Bolivia on the Paraguay river in eastern Bolivia. ... Trinidad, officially La Santísima Trinidad (Spanish: The Most Holy Trinity), is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Beni. ... Rurrenabaque is a town in Bolivia, on the Beni River. ... Categories: Geographical term stubs ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... This article or section should be merged with Rosario Rosario is a city in eastern Argentina, in Santa Fe Province, a port on the Paraná River. ... This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil, see Paranã River The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ...

The Bolivian Navy takes part in many parades and government functions, but none more so than the Dia Del Mar (day of the sea) in which Bolivia, each year, asks for the coast taken from them by Chile in the War of the Pacific (fought between Peru, Bolivia and Chile), 1879 to 1884. This is still a sore point for Bolivia, influencing many modern day political actions and trade decisions. Combatants Republic of Peru Republic of Bolivia Republic of Chile Commanders Juan Buendía Andrés Cáceres Miguel Grau Manuel Baquedano Patricio Lynch Arturo Prat Strength Peru-Bolivian Army Peruvian Navy Army of Chile Chilean Navy The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to...

Strength

The Bolivan Navy has a total of 73 vessels and mostly stationed in Lake Titicaca:

• 29 3-man river patrol boat
• 7 logistic support boats
• 11 river transports

Naval aviation

Bolivia's navy operates a pair of utility aircraft for the use of headquarters.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Cessna 206	United States	Utility	206G	1
Cessna 402	United States	Utility	402C	1

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References

1. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.

• Bolivian Navy - official website (Spanish)
• Bolivian Navy from Nations Encyclopedia
• Bolivian Navy Ensign