Chile military exercises irritate Peru

Twenty military aircraft and some 450 military personnel from the United States, Argentina, Brazil and France arrived in the Atacama desert this week for a major joint military exercise hosted by the Chilean Air Force.  Observer nations are Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela, and perhaps Bolivia. The operation, Salitre II –which includes Mirage 2000, F-15C and [...]

García: Peru will not be an obstacle to the resolution of Chile and Bolivia’s century-old “outlet to sea” dispute

Bolivia and Chile could finally have reached an agreement to resolve their century-old “outlet to sea” dispute, and Peru will not be an obstacle to the peaceful resolution of this quarrel, said Peru President Alan García on Sunday. “It seems that an agreement has been reached,” said García in comments to Chilean daily La Tercera. [...]