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Witness History: 1995 Peru-Ecuador Border War

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03/02/2017 GMT

1995 Peru-Ecuador Border War

BBC World Service - Witness History, 1995 Peru-Ecuador Border War

A former Peruvian army officer recalls the last war between Latin American neighbours.

A former Peruvian army officer recalls the last war between Latin American neighbours, fought over the disputed border region around the Cenepa river.

In early 1995 Peru and Ecuador went to war over a strip of land that both claimed to be theirs. The "Cenepa War" was the last time that two armies from Latin America fought each other. As many as 500 people were thought to have died in the brief conflict. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from (retired) Lt. Col. Juan Alberto Pinto Rosas, who led his troops in the cross-border fighting.

Photo: Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori poses with soldiers in the Cenepa River at the border with Ecuador. (AFP/Getty Images)

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