The Peruvian-Colombian dispute traces its origins after the end of the independence struggles in Spanish America.Gran Historia del Perú, 2000, p. 251-2. Despite the initial negotiations between the two countries, the fall of Great Colombia and the turbulent political climate that followed prevented the delimitation of the border.Porras Barrenechea, 1926, pp. 24-7Porras Barrenechea, 1926, pp. 28.Basadre, 2005, Vol. 2, pp. 17-18.
