VII 
BOLIVIA 
Bolivia, the fourth largest of the South 
American republics, extending over an area 
of 708,195 square miles, is without a seacoast, 
having lost control of her ports on the Pacific 
Ocean as a result of the war between Peru 
and Chile. This country occupies as much 
territory as all of the states east of the Missis 
sippi, excepting those of New England, or is 
as large as the combined areas of California, 
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah 
and Nevada, and is bounded on the north and 
east by Brazil, the south by Paraguay, Argen 
tine and Chile, while her western boundary is 
made up by Peru and Chile. 
After Pizarro discovered Peru, he organ 
ized an expedition, explored Bolivia, and an 
nexed it to the Spanish crown, which con 
trolled its destinies until all of Latin America 
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