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Iquique (IPA /i'kike/) is a city in northern Chile, capital of Tarapacá Region, on the Pacific coast, just west of the Atacama Desert. It is located at 20°13′S, 70°10′W and had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census^[1]. The city's name comes from the Aymara word "Ique-ique", which translates to "laziness", but can also mean "sleep" or "bed." Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Tarapacá is Chiles northernmost administrative region, hence also known as I Región (1st Region) in the standard north-to-south numbering of Chilean regions. ... The Pacific Coast is any coast fronting the Pacific Ocean. ... Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, extending 966 km (600 mi) between t It is created by the rain shadow of the Andes east of the desert. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Aymara are a native ethnic group in the Andes region of South America; about 2. ...

Iquique has one of the largest commercial port centers (or Zona Franca) of South America and has been traditionally called Zofri. There are around 2.4 km² of warehouses, banking branches, and restaurants. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

History

Naval Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific (1879-1884).

Municipal Theater of Iquique

Although the city was founded in the sixteenth century, there is evidence of habitation in the area by the Chango people as early as 7000 BC. During colonial times, Iquique was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru as much of South America was at the time and remained part of Peruvian territory until the end of the 19th century. Iquique's early development was due in large part to the discovery of mineral riches, particularly the presence of large deposits of sodium nitrate (Chilean saltpeter, locally called salitre) in the Atacama Desert (then part of Bolivian territory). Later territorial disputes triggered the War of the Pacific in 1879. The outcome of the war gave Chile the territory. Over the years there was much emigration from other parts of Chile to the area which they called the Norte Grande. In subsequent years the further exportation of Chilean saltpeter (mainly to European countries) significantly helped in the development of the city, attracting foreigners and rapidly expanding housing projects. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Battle of Iquique took place on May 21, 1879 during the War of the Pacific between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 625 KB) Iquique, Chile: Teatro Municipal Opened 1 January 1890. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 625 KB) Iquique, Chile: Teatro Municipal Opened 1 January 1890. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Chango might refer to one of: Shango / Changó - thunder god in Yoruban mythology The Csángó Hungarian minority in Romania. ... Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and Río... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Made of Porn and sex things Inhalation respiratory irritation Skin May cause irritation. ... Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, extending 966 km (600 mi) between t It is created by the rain shadow of the Andes east of the desert. ... Borders between Peru, Bolivia and Chile before the 1879 War of the Pacific (note: map does not faithfully represent some of the border, particularly the Bolivia-Argentina one. ... Combatants Republic of Peru Republic of Bolivia Republic of Chile Commanders Juan Buendía Andrés Cáceres Miguel Grau Manuel Baquedano Patricio Lynch Juan Williams Strength Peru-Bolivian Army 7,000 soldiers in 1878 Peruvian Navy 2 ironclad, 1 corvette, 1 gunboat Army of Chile 4,000 soldiers in...

In 1907, the city was marred by a massacre when the army, under the command of Gen. Roberto Silva-Renard, opened fire on thousands of saltpeter miners, their wives and children, assembled inside the Santa María School. The workers had marched into town to protest their working conditions and wages. Somewhere between 500 and 2,000 were killed. The folk group Quilapayún recorded an album in remembrance of the event (Cantata Santa María de Iquique) in 1970. Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Photographs of the My Lai massacre provoked world outrage and made it an international scandal. ... Quilapayún Quilapayún are an instrumental and vocal folk musical group from Chile and the most lasting and influential exponents of the Nueva canción (New Song) movement. ... Cantata Santa María de Iquique (or Santa María de Iquique: Cantata Popular) is a cantata composed in 1969 by the Chilean music composer Luis Advis Vitaglich, combining elements of both classical and folkloric/indigenous musical traditions to produce what became known as a popular cantata and one of... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Trivia

Iquique Municipal Theatre at night

In 1835, Charles Darwin, during his voyage on the Beagle, travelled to Iquique and described a town very much in want of everyday necessities, such as water and firewood. These had to be brought in from a considerable distance. Darwin also visited the saltpeter works. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other people of the same surname, and places and things named after Charles Darwin, see Darwin. ... R-phrases   S-phrases   Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...

In 1868 and again in 1877, the former peruvian city was devastated by earthquakes. The 13 June 2005 there was yet another earthquake, with an 8.1 on the Richter Scale. Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richter magnitude scale, a scale measuring the intensity of Earthquakes Charles Francis Richter, the inventor of the above scale Jeremias Benjamin Richter, German chemist who developed the stochiometry theory Sviatoslav Richter, a Ukrainian pianist Hans Richter, a Dada artist, filmmaker and writer Hans Richter, a German conductor Karl Richter, a...

The Battle of Iquique was fought in the harbour of Iquique on May 21, 1879, now commemorated as Navy Day, an annual public holiday in Chile. The Battle of Iquique took place on May 21, 1879 during the War of the Pacific between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. ... This is a list of national holidays in Chile. ...

The most recent accident involving a spacecraft RTG was the failure of the Russian Mars 96 probe launch on 16 November 1996. The two RTGs onboard carried in total 200 g of plutonium and are assumed to have survived reentry (as they were designed to do). They are thought to now lie somewhere in a northeast-southwest running oval 320 km long by 80 km wide which is centred 32 km east of Iquique, Chile. // A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) is a simple electrical generator which obtains its power from radioactive decay. ...

References

1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Censos 2002, accessed 10 July 2007

External links

• Iquique's CityHall (in Spanish)
• Digital Newspaper Iquique On Line (in English)
• Somos Iquique Blog (in Spanish)
• Iquique's photos on Flickr
• Zona Franca de Iquique (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 20°13′S, 70°9′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...