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1906
 
  
The Great Valparaiso Earthquake damages much of central Chile and is felt from Peru to Buenos Aires     
1908
 
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Augusto Leguía begins a long spell as the strong man of Peruvian politics      
1908
 
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Coffee replaces sugar as Brazil's main crop, accounting for more than 50% of exports in 1908     
1909
 
   
President Taft sends marines to Nicaragua after the government there executes two US citizens      
1910
 
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A revolution begins in Mexico that will last ten years before being resolved     
c. 1911
 
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The lost Inca city of Machu Picchu is reached by US archaeologist Hiram Bingham       
1911
 
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President Taft sends US marines to Honduras to protect American banana interests during a spell of political turmoil      
1911
 
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Emiliano Zapata leads peasant groups in the Mexican revolution, under the slogan 'Land and Liberty'      
1912
 
   
President Taft sends US marines to Cuba because of political unrest in the island   See in Google maps   
1912
 
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Electoral reform is introduced in Argentina, with universal male suffrage and a secret ballot