Contribution to the history of the border dispute between Colombia and Peru by researcher Carlos Camacho Arango

The Externado professor and researcher publishes a book that studies the conflict between Peru and Colombia over the Amazon port of Leticia, and the evolution of both countries’ armies in earlier years.

On April 4, 2017, at the Librería Lerner Norte, in Bogotá, the Externado Publishing House will launch its latest release, “El Conflicto de Leticia (1932-1933) y los ejércitos de Perú y Colombia.”

As the title suggests, the book studies two related topics: the conflict between the two neighboring countries over the Amazon port of Leticia, during the cited period, and the evolution of the armies in earlier years.

The narration of the main facts of the conflict is contained in the odd-numbered chapters. The basic question answered is: what happened on the border between the two countries in 1932 and 1933? The account continuously parallels versions from both sides.

The armies are comparatively studied in the even-number chapters. The parallel is carried out according to specific military issues: European transfers, the armiesÂ’ anatomy, relations between civilians and military. The question to be answered is: what was military life like in these countries during the first third of the 20th century? The sources are not only Peruvian and Colombian, but also French, British, and American.

The narration (odd-numbered chapters) and the comparison (even-numbered chapters) are then intertwined to provide a better understanding of the brief Colombia-Peru conflict, as well as the military situation during that period.

Carlos Camacho Arango is a Professor-researcher at the Externado Center for History Studies (CEHIS), with a PhD in History from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

At the event, Professor Camacho will chat with historian Malcolm Deas, from the University of Oxford.

 Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Place: Librería Lerner Norte – Carrera 11 #93a-43, Bogotá

Time: 6:30 pm