¿Qué es la Prosperidad Falaz? Una oportunidad perdida. LA ERA DEL GUANO | Historia del Perú

When we talk about false prosperity, you have to know that we're referring to a stage in Peru's republican history. That is, a historical period in the 19th century where there was an economic boom thanks to the exploitation of a fertilizer called guano. Yes, the famous guano. These times were like Peru's golden years

in economic terms. However, it was all a lie. Yes, exactly. This prosperity is called false because, despite the abundant income Peru obtained from the sale of guano, there was ultimately a huge fiscal bankruptcy. But you might ask, why was there a bankruptcy? Isn't exploiting a resource supposed to bring development? If you want to know why we went

bankrupt and how it all ended, stay and watch this video. [Music] Hello, culture lovers! Before we begin, I want to tell you that we are already more than 53,000 people on Instagram. I invite you to follow me there; you have the link below in the video description. Well, to begin, we must know that the

period of false prosperity began in 1845 and ended in 1871. This is the 19th century. 19. The first years of the republic. Everything I'm about to tell you happened during the first years of Peru's militarism. It's called militarism because, basically, we were governed by the military. There were no civilian presidents at that

time. For many, it was inconceivable to imagine that a civilian could govern the country, and it made some sense since it was a time of conflicts and wars. Peru was a nascent republic, completely inexperienced in the administration of republican powers. It had undefined territorial boundaries, and because of all this, conflicts were recurrent. The