The territory contained valuable mineral resources which were exploited by Chilean companies and British interests.

They might have added that the timberland could be highly profitable if developed by Chilean companies.

CAP is a Chilean holding company of the mining and steel sectors.

He also acted as a mediator between the government and Chilean companies.

One after another the Chilean companies entered into battle at the same rate the Peruvian regiments did.

It has allowed the Chilean company, Endesa, to expand successfully in the region.

But relations reached the boiling point earlier this year when a Chilean company acquired a 50 percent stake in Bolivia's national railroad.

"But now, the head of a Chilean company who doesn't go to China once a year would be fired by his board."

Chilean companies executed most of the exploitation of the Atacama coastal region.

The Chilean company that controlled the island's ranching business had prohibited local people access to 90 percent of the island, including their ancestral grounds.