Colombia supports Ecuador against Peru (1941)

There must be a way to achieve this. The frontier between Ecuador and Peru was ill-drawn since the 19th century and Peru and Colombia fought border classes over Leticia in the 1920s and 1930s.

In 1941 Peru and Ecuador went to full conflict over border disputes, just some months before Pearl Harbor. The presidents of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and the USA were able to broke a peace that recognized most Peruvian demands.

But, what if the mistrust between Colombia and Peru had been higher, or something fatal had happened? Could it have been solved so easily or would the conflict spiralize into a great war in northern South America? How could this affect WW2 in this case, had this been the case?
 
Well, IOTL the Americans pressed both countries to reach an agreement after Pearl Harbor happened, in order to concentrate their focus on the world conflict. They would probably make the same ITTL, but now maybe less Peruvian demands would be accepted. Maybe a non-satisfactory peace for the Peruvians would lead to other war later. If they think the Americans should be blamed for this, there would be a "extreme neutrality" in WW2, with the Peruvian government being discretely symphatetic for the Axis.
Also, I wonder if in Colombia the war could be a way to relief the tension between the Liberals and Conservatives in name of patriotism (although Gaitán would still be there to create conflict).
 
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