How did the interior provinces adapt after losing markets in Upper Peru?

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Following the decline of traditional trade with the silver-mining regions of Upper Peru (modern-day Bolivia), the interior provinces of Argentina underwent a slow economic adjustment.123

To adapt to the loss of these established markets, the interior provinces shifted their focus toward Chile. This transition was facilitated by a significant expansion of the mining industry within Chile, which provided a new demand for the goods and livestock previously supplied to the north. While Buenos Aires successfully pivoted toward free trade and transatlantic commerce, the interior provinces relied on this regional reorientation to sustain their economic activity during the period between 1820 and 1850.23