Because of the lack of a coastline, the Navy doesn't see much action, but once every year, the Navy hosts celebrations in the Day of the Sea (or Día del Mar), a wonderful national holiday held every March 23rd. God only knows why that date is significant, but we're joyous any way. During the Day of the Sea, the whole country celebrates its lack of oceans, sings cherished songs about the sea, eats traditional seafood dishes , and longingly looks at photos of the ocean. Then, at the end of the day, the Bolivian Government asks the government of Chile for the land lost in the War of the Pacific. Strangely, even though the land taken from Bolivia only makes up the backbone of their mineral economy, Chile still refuses to give the land back; even if we ask very nicely, or with a thoughtfully wo