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Arica

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A·ri·ca  (-rk, ä-rkä)
A city of northern Chile on the Pacific Ocean near the Peruvian border. Claimed by both Peru and Chile until 1929, it is a free port and popular resort. Population: 175,000.
Arica [əˈriːkə (Spanish) aˈrika]
n
(Placename) 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.: 178 547 (1999 est.) See also Tacna-Arica


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The miasma, in all probability, arises from these: for the town of Arica was similarly circumstanced, and its healthiness was much improved by the drainage of some little pools.
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