Bolivians demand sea outlet

Aymaras hold a portion of the Bolivian naval flag on the highway between Oruro and La Paz Bolivia, Saturday, March 10, 2018. A narrow strip of blue stretched for more than 150 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) across the nation Saturday, as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea. Bolivia lost its only seacoast to Chile in a war in the late 1800’s and has asked the World Court to order Chile to negotiate a settlement in good faith. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

People attend a ceremony for the laying of a giant blue flag representing the Bolivian naval ensign on the highway between Oruro to La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, March 10, 2018. A narrow strip of blue stretched for more than 150 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) across the nation Saturday, as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea. Bolivia lost its only seacoast to Chile in a war in the late 1800’s and has asked the World Court to order Chile to negotiate a settlement in good faith. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivians hold a portion of their naval flag on the highway between Oruro and La Paz Bolivia, Saturday, March 10, 2018. A narrow strip of blue stretched for more than 150 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) across the nation Saturday, as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea. Bolivia lost its only seacoast to Chile in a war in the late 1800’s and has asked the World Court to order Chile to negotiate a settlement in good faith. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A woman sews together portions of a giant blue flag on the highway between Oruro and La Paz Bolivia, Saturday, March 10, 2018. A narrow strip of blue stretched for more than 150 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) across the nation Saturday, as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea. Bolivia lost its only seacoast to Chile in a war in the late 1800’s and has asked the World Court to order Chile to negotiate a settlement in good faith. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Aymaras stand alongside a portion of a giant Bolivian Naval flag on the highway between Oruro and La Paz Bolivia, Saturday, March 10, 2018. A narrow strip of blue stretched for more than 150 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) across the nation Saturday, as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea. Bolivia lost its only seacoast to Chile in a war in the late 1800’s and has asked the World Court to order Chile to negotiate a settlement in good faith. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

People wave a portion of a giant Bolivian Naval flag on the highway between Oruro and La Paz Bolivia, Saturday, March 10, 2018. A narrow strip of blue stretched for more than 150 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) across the nation Saturday, as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea. Bolivia lost its only seacoast to Chile in a war in the late 1800’s and has asked the World Court to order Chile to negotiate a settlement in good faith. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

LA PAZ, Bolivia — A narrow strip of blue has stretched for more than 120 miles (196 kilometers) across the nation of Bolivia as part of a demonstration of the country’s demand for an outlet to the sea.

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