Arica
Chile · Arica y Parinacota
Arica is a port city and commune 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 Arica and Parinacota Region. Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. It is also where two valleys which dissect the Atacama Desert, Azapa and Lluta, converge. These valleys provide citrus and olives for export.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Arica y Parinacota
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 18.48° S, 70.31° W
Near Arica
- Iquique · 197 km away
- Arequipa · 265 km away
- Copacabana · 288 km away
- Puno · 295 km away
- El Alto · 315 km away
- La Paz · 320 km away
More of Chile
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Where to stay
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Apartamento Terra Amata Arica
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