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Arica. Arica (/ əˈriːkə / ə-REE-kə; Spanish: [aˈɾika]) is a commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in the Arica Province of northern Chile 's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only 18 km (11 mi) south of the border with Peru. The city is the capital of both the Arica Province and the ...
Nov 21, 2017 · Weapons Museum. Museum. Along with a 360-degree view of Arica, the ocean, inland and coastal road, you will have the opportunity to take in some culture at the top, with the Museo de Armas. The Weapons Museum has a lot of old muskets and battle gear from the 19th century on display, but it is much more than the name implies, as it explains, in ...
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Feb 18, 2022 · The BBC has released the documentary “Arica: the toxic waste scandal that made a community sick”. Its creator, Lars Edman, grew up in Boliden, Sweden (after which the mining company is named) but was born in Chile, which made him the perfect link between the Arica disaster and Sweden. In this film work, the director denounces the dumping of ...
Jan 6, 2024 · Arica is situated at the geographical curve of South America’s western coastline, commonly referred to as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. Arica was established in 1541 as the Villa de San Marcos de Arica on the grounds of an ancient pre-Columbian settlement, this region remained part of Peru until 1879, when Chilean forces seized it.
Jul 15, 2019 · Updated on July 15, 2019. Photo: Jeff Mccollough/EyeEm/Getty Images. La Ciudad De La Eterna Primavera, the City of Eternal Spring, Arica is Chile 's northernmost city, just 12 miles from the Peruvian border. Located in the Norte Grande, comprising the two regions of Tarapaca and Antofagasta, Arica has long been an important area.
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The irruption of Afro-descendants in diversity politics: the case of Arica in northern Chile. Francisca de la Maza. 2020, Identities. See Full PDF Download PDF.
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Arica y Parinacota is the 5th smallest, the 3rd least populous and the 6th least densely populated of the regions of Chile. Arica is the region's capital and largest city. The region was a former Peruvian province , which was occupied by Chile under the 1883 Treaty of Ancón at the close of the War of the Pacific , and then formally annexed in 1929 by the Treaty of Lima .
