PERU CHILE BOLIVIA RELATIONS

(MANY WARS AND MUCH HATE)

Bella Ferraro

Location On the Western Pacific Bolivia is landlocked Share the Atacama Desert

Independence Chile & Bolivia Freed in 1818 and 1825 Spain previously controlled

Start of conflict Boundaries were main conflict Control over Atacama Desert Treaty negotiated 24th parallel as the boundary Chile shared taxes with Bolivia

Bolivian relations with Chile Relations lost in 1978 Bolivia lost many maritime provinces Morales election

Peru and Bolivia Shared hostility toward Chile Rivals for gas Unwilling to grant Bolivia access

10 Cents War 1879 through 1884 Started after Chile took Antofogasta Hilarion Daza of Bolivia Peru resisted demands Chile declared war on both

Santa Cruz Andrés de Santa Cruz President of Bolivia in 1829 Intervention with Peru Peru-Bolivian confederation

Chincha Islands War 1864-1866 Started from a misunderstanding Spain sent “Scientific expedition” Turned to war first use of ironclads

Bolivian gas conflict President Jorge Quiroga Proposed pipe through Chile Antagonism toward Chile

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http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/papa/pacific1879.htm

http://www.chilediscover.com/chile-tours/tour.asp?id=3004

http://www.boliviainfoforum.org.uk/inside-page.asp?section=3&page=33