Believe it or not, there was actually a guano-related war once. The "War of the Pacific" (Chile vs. Bolivia and Peru, 1879 - 1884) was in large part motivated by control of South America's vast guano resources
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gua·no ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gwän) n. pl. gua·nos A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves and used as fertilizer
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n. pl. gua·nos
A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves and used as fertilizer
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