
Bolivia Fought -- And Lost -- A War For Bird Poop
Ridiculous History
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Guano, the Best in the World, No Hyperbole
Off the coast of peru, these american ships find islands that are covered in guano almost 200 feet deep. And so places with a relatively dry climate, like the area of bolivia slash chile and the chinca islands off the coast ofperu, because they didn't have a lot of rain,. They had really super powerd like high grade guano - no hyperbole. The us. President of the time, millard fillmore, even talked about guato in public.
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