Tarapacá was a department of Peru. Located in the country's then southernmost coast, it existed as a province from 1837 to 1878, when it was elevated to a department, after which it was occupied by Ch
Tarapacá within Arequipa in 1796.
Tarapacá within Moquegua in 1865.
The Blockade of Iquique in 1879.
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Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atac
Department of Tarapacá (Peru)
…1837 to 1878, when it was elevated to a department, after which it was occupied by Chile in 1879 and unconditionally ceded in 1883. Its capital was Iquique. Tarapacá was created in 1837 as a province of the Littoral, a department of South Peru. The short-lived country became one of three constituent countries…
Montage of images of Iquique.
Naval Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884).
Iquique Mounted Police at Cavanche
Night view of Iquique from Alto Hospicio.