The Silala or SiloliApplication
June 6, 2016 is an international river arising from

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, and flowing naturally into

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. The division of the flow from this water body was a matter of controversy between the two nations, Chile claiming that the present route makes it an international river, while Bolivia denied there was a river and asserted that the Silala ‘springs’ would not flow to Chile if not for the construction of canals over a hundred years ago. Gabriel Eckstein. The Silala Basin: One of the Most Hydropolitically Vulnerable Basins in the World. International Water Law Project Blo
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Accessed 8 April 2011 In 2016 Chile demanded Bolivia in the

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, in the countermemory, Bolivia recognized the water body as a river, redicing the controversy to artificial infraestructure in the place which would give a 30% more water to Chile. Finally in 2022 the Court ruled that the water body is in fact a river and that Chile has an equitable and reasonable right to use the waters of it.

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EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS HIDRICOS SUPERFICIALES EN LA CUENCA DEL RIO BIO BIO
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