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Tocopilla

American  
[taw-kaw-pee-yah] / ˌtɔ kɔˈpi yɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Chile.


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Two Peruvian brothers are recovering in hospital in the Chilean city of Antofagasta after being doused with petrol and set alight by a mob of Chilean fishermen in the port city of Tocopilla.

From The Guardian

The brothers had received threats over the last few months and were in the process of clearing out their hut to leave Tocopilla when they were set upon, Andrade said.

From The Guardian

“The BBC coverage brought a tear to the eye with testimony about Alexis Sánchez’s early life from folk back in Tocopilla,” writes Charles Antaki.

From The Guardian

“The BBC coverage brought a tear to the eye with testimony about Alexis Sánchez’s early life from folk back in Tocopilla,” writes Charles Antaki.

From The Guardian

One of Alexis Sánchez's school teachers in the small town of Tocopilla, in the dry and dusty north of Chile, recalls the time she asked the children to bring in pictures of their heroes in homemade frames.

From The Guardian