WI - Ecuador sell the Galapagos Islands to Chile in the late 1800's.

Throughout the 19th century, Ecuador tried to pawn off the Galapagos Islands, as they were expensive to maintain, and poorly populated. There were attempts to sell these islands to France, and the US, and the UK came very close to leasing the islands, but nothing came out of these attempts.

What if sometime after the war of the pacific, Ecuador sells the Islands to Chile? What would be the effects?
 
This is from the Wikipedia page for the Galápagos:

“Besides the United States, Japan, Germany and Chile also expressed interest in establishing bases in the islands at the turn of the century. Chile had previously acquired the Straits of Magellan and Easter Island for strategic reasons and lieutenant Gregorio Santa Cruz argued in 1903 that possessing an island in equatorial waters, like the Galápagos, would be of great benefit since the geopolitical situation of Chile was expected to drastically change when the Panama Canal opened. Another benefit would be to widen the security radius of Chile.”

As for how the Galápagos would develop? I imagine they would be a backwater with a few bases, at least until tourism comes and more people begin to move there.
 
Lieutenant Gregorio Santa Cruz argued in 1903 that possessing an island in equatorial waters, like the Galápagos, would be of great benefit since the geopolitical situation of Chile was expected to drastically change when the Panama Canal opened. Another benefit would be to widen the security radius of Chile.

Interesting, I did not know that the Chilean government actually had plans to buy them.
 
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