Arica (chl)

Arica

Arica ranks 3,912th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Żywiec, Lappeenranta, and Chełm. Memorable people born in Arica include Guillermo Billinghurst, Humberto Donoso, and Américo. Memorable people who died in Arica include José Luis Tejada Sorzano, and Manuel Muñoz. Arica has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Arica is located in Chile.

Arica 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 Arica and Parinacota Region. Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. At the location of the city are two valleys that dissect the Atacama Desert converge: Azapa and Lluta. These valleys provide citrus and olives for export. Read more on Wikipedia