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Following a slight delay in Bolivia after breaking my clavicle and being stuck in hospital for an extra 2 days, we got back on track and headed south into Chile. Talking to locals in Peru and Bolivia, I already got the sense that Chileans weren't the most liked amongst South Americans. The tensions stemmed from the 1879-1884 War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru/Bolivia in which Chile seized control over the entire Bolivian coast and invaded Peru, destroying cities and occupying the Peruvian Capital, Lima for two years. In more recent times, Chile has continued to try and exert its dominance over boardering nation, Argentina, by threatening to fire missles from Santiago. Despite this, it is still a great country with beautiful scenery and amazing people and culture.