ChileemergedfromthewarnotonlytriumphantoveritsnorthernrivalsbutdominantonthewestcoastofSouthAmerica。ImportantdevelopmentsinChileannationalpolicyfollowed。Tomaintainitsvantageandtoguardagainstreprisals，thevictoriousstatehadtokeepinmilitaryreadinessonlandandsea。ItthereforelookedtoPrussiaforapatternforitsarmyandtoGreatBritainforamodelforitsnavy。
Peruhadsufferedcruellyfromthewar。Itsterritoriallossesdepriveditofanopportunitytosatisfyitsforeigncreditorsthroughagrantofconcessions。Thepublictreasury，too，wasempty，andmanyaprivatefortunehadmeltedaway。NotuntilamilitaryhandstrongerthanitscompetitorsmanagedtosecureafirmgriponaffairsdidPerubeginoncemoreitstoilsomejourneytowardmaterialbetterment。
Bolivia，onitspart，hademergedfromthestrugglepracticallyalandlockedcountry。Thoughbereftofaccesstotheseaexceptbypermissionofitsneighbors，ithad，however，notenduredanythinglikethecalamitiesofitsally。In1880ithadadoptedapermanentconstitutionanditnowentereduponacourseofslowandrelativelypeacefulprogress。
Intherepublicstothenorthwardstrugglesbetweenclericalsandradicalscausedsharp，abruptalternationsingovernment。InEcuadorthehostilitybetweenclericalsandradicalswasallthemorebitterbecauseoftherivalryofthetwochieftowns，GuayaquiltheseaportandQuitothecapital，eachofwhichshelteredafaction。NosoonerthereforehadGarciaMorenofallenthantheradicalsofGuayaquilroseupagainsttheclericalsatQuito。Onceinpower，theyhuntedtheirenemiesdownuntilorderunderadictatorcouldberestored。ThemilitaryPresidentwhoassumedpowerin1876wastooradicaltosuittheclericalsandtooclericaltosuittheradicals。Accordinglyhisopponentsdecidedtomakethecontestthree—corneredbyfightingthedictatorandoneanother。WhenthePresidenthadbeenforcedout，aconservativetookchargeuntilpartiesofbushwhackersandmutinoussoldierswereabletoinstallamilitaryleader，whoseretentionofpowerwasbrief。In1888anotherconservative，whohadbeenabsentfromthecountrywhenelectedandwhowasanadeptinlawanddiplomacy，managedtowinsufficientsupportfromallthreefactionstoretainofficefortheconstitutionalperiod。
InColombiaafinancialcrisishadbeenapproachingeversincethepriceofcoffee，cocoa，andotherColombianproductshadfallenintheEuropeanmarkets。Thisdecreasehadcausedaseriousdiminutionintheexporttradeandhadforcedgoldandsilverpracticallyoutofcirculation。Atthesametimethevarious\"states\"wereincreasingtheirpowersattheexpenseofthefederalGovernment，andthecountrywasrentbyfactions。InordertogivetherepublicathoroughlycentralizedadministrationwhichwouldrestorefinancialconfidenceandbringbacktheinfluenceoftheChurchasasocialandpoliticalfactor，agenuinerevolution，whichwasstartedin1876，eventuallyputanendtobothradicalismandstates’rights。AttheoutsetRafaelNunez，theunitaryandclericalcandidateandalawyerbyprofession，wasbeatenonthefield，butatasubsequentelectionheobtainedtherequisitenumberofvotesand，in1880，assumedthepresidency。Thattheloserinwarshouldbecomethevictorinpeaceshowedthefutilityofbloodshedinsuchrevolutions。