Morro de Arica

Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru. It is the capital of the Arica Province in the Tarapacá Region and has a population of approximately 200,000, and is also known as the "city of the eternal spring". The city was part of Peru until 1880, when it was invaded by Chilean forces during the War of the Pacific. The taking of the Morro de Arica, one of the war's most famous actions, happened in this city. http://www. ... http://www. ... Arica is a province in Tarapacá Region in Chile. ... Tarapacá is Chiles northernmost administrative region, hence also known as I Región (1st Region) in the standard north-to-south numbering of Chilean regions. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884. ...

Morro de Arica is a steep and tall hill located in the city. Its height is 139 meters above sea level. It was the last bulwark of defence for the allied troops standing in the city. It was assaulted on June 7, 1880 by Chilean troops in the last part of Campaña de Tacna. It was conquered in a short battle (its duration was supposed to be 55 minutes) where Chilean infantry had to run up the hill facing 2000 allied men commanded by Colonel Francisco Bolognesi. The assault was directed by Colonel Pedro Lagos, Juan Jose San Martin (died in battle) and Sargent Felipe solo de Zaldívar who riched the summit first. This article needs translation. ...

Near the city is the Azapa Valley, an oasis where vegetables and Azapa olives are grown. Economically, it is an important port for Chilean ore, and its tropical latitute, dry climate, and the city's beach, have made Arica a popular tourist destination. It is also a centre of rail communication with Bolivia and has its own international airport. Arica has strong ties with the city of Tacna, Peru; many people cross the border everyday to visit this city, and also because many services (for example, dentists) are cheaper on the Peruvian side. I Region: Valley of Azapa This jewel of the north is a fertile and narrow oasis, whose frame composes two barren hills of little height. ... Oasis in the Libyan part of the Sahara In geography, an oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. ... Vegetables in a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, or spice. ... Binomial name Olea europaea L. The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region. ... An ore is a mineral deposit containing a metal or other valuable resource in economically viable concentrations. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... Tacna is a city in southern Peru, located only 35 km (21 mi) north from the border with Chile. ...

Arica is also known as one of the driest inhabited places on Earth, at least as measured by rainfall: average annual precipitation is 0.8 mm (0.03 inches), as measured at the airport meteorological station. Oxford geographer Nick Middleton's book on people who live in extreme climates, Going to Extremes (ISBN 0330493841), discusses his visit to this city. In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ... Nick Middleton is a physical geographer and supernumerary fellow of St Annes College, Oxford. ...

External links

• Independent community website
• Local newspaper
• Validated links to websites about Arica