Andean Tragedy

The War of the Pacific (1879-1884) was not only one of the longest struggles of late nineteenth-century Latin America, it was one of the few large-scale conflicts to afflict the world at that time. Chile, Bolivia, and Peru found themselves locked in a devastating war on land and sea that would forever alter the boundaries and collective memories of the three nations. Economically and politically unstable, the three emerging nations waged war over their limited resources. After five years of...