The War of the Pacific - Part I

The war of the pacific was also called the saltpeter war, which referred to the stuff in the guano. So here's the root of the conflict, chilean and british businesses in the area. They've got their tax regime set out. And if you asked those folks, they would say that bolivia was the parasite in the relationship or in the interaction. Because as these businesses began to make more money in the region, the bolivian government said, we're going to increase the taxes. We're going to get more of a vig off the work that you are doing. The border treaty did not allow for this tax increase. It led to a