What had previously been a relatively modest program of American aid to the Bolivian armed forces became a veritable flood under Barrientos.

Violence between drug police and the Bolivian armed forces on one side and the movement on the other occurred episodically between 1987 and 2003.

Bolivian forces were quickly defeated by the Chileans.

Guevara's men became fugitives, hunted down by Bolivian special forces and their American advisers.

They would finally defeat Bolivian force in 1903.

Gamarra was defeated and killed by Bolivian forces during the Battle of Ingavi in 1841.

Many of the Argentine troops were taken prisoner, and others were transferred to the Bolivian forces.

Appointed chaplain, became famous for his participation in the defense of the fort Nanawa, which crashed unsuccessfully powerful Bolivian forces.

Bolivian forces retreated to Oruro and the Peruvians to Tiliviche.

The operations have been hampered by the size and remoteness of the region and the limited resources available to Bolivian anti-drug forces.