Arica

American

[uh-ree-kuh, ah-ree-kah] / əˈri kə, ɑˈri kɑ /

noun

a seaport in N Chile.
Tacna-Arica

Arica British

/ əˈriːkə, aˈrika /

noun

a port in extreme N Chile: awarded to Chile in 1929 after the lengthy Tacna-Arica dispute with Peru; outlet for Bolivian and Peruvian trade. Pop: 180 000 (2005 est) See also Tacna-Arica

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"For all of Chile, this is a milestone," he said while at the site, near the border town of Arica.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Diego Paco, the regional governor of Chile's border area of Arica, expressed his concern to AFP about the welfare of migrants stranded in the desert.

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

The improvements will be extended to six other observation points, including the Arica region that borders Peru.

From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2023

Arica Booker, senior director of facilities management for Sodexo Live, says that although customers may not notice much of a difference in how a lounge operates today, the reopening process was complex and labor-intensive.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022

But the Chinchorro attracted sustained attention only in 1983, when ninety-six superbly preserved cadavers were discovered beneath a massif that rises above downtown Arica, Chile.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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