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Bolivian President Evo Morales delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the 134th anniversary of the Battle of Calama in which Bolivia lost its access to the sea to Chile, in La Paz on March 23, 2013. Morales said Saturday he would file a suit against Chile at the International Court of Justice “in the coming days” in a bid to reclaim access to the sea lost in a 19th century war. During the event in honour of the “Day of the Sea” — commemorating the war that left impoverished Bolivia landlocked — President Morales said he hoped to resolve the dispute through “peaceful settlement mechanisms.” AFP PHOTO/AIZAR RALDES