Atacama Desert border dispute

The Atacama Desert border dispute was a dispute between Bolivia and Chile from 1825 to 1879 for the territories of the Atacama coast due to the different views in the countries over what territory they inherited from the Spanish Empire. Treaties were signed to settle the border in 1866 and 1874. The dispute occurred prior to the War of the Pacific, which resolved it in favor of Chile. The surrender of land by Bolivia led to the Puna de Atacama dispute between Chile and Argentina, which was settled in 1899.

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