The Port of Arica is the main port of the northernmost coastal Chilean city of Arica. The northern part of the port, known by its acronym, MASP Arica, is operated by the Peruvian State.
Arica was a province of the department of Tacna, Peru. Located in the country's southernmost coast, it existed between 1823 and 1929, having been de facto occupied by Chile since 1880 and incorporated
Arica (pink) within Moquegua in 1865.
The Morro de Arica overlooking the city's ruins following the disaster of 1868.