page_title: Arica
hierarchical_section_title: Arica
caption_attribution_description: Español: Montaje de imágenes de San Marcos de Arica, Región de Arica y Parinacota, República de Chile.English: Montage of San Marcos de Arica, Arica &amp; Parinacota Region, Republic of Chile.
context_page_description: Arica is a commune and a port city with a population of 196,590 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's most northern city; it is at only 18 km south of the border with Peru.
  The city is the capital since 2007 of both the Arica Province and the Arica and Parinacota Region. It was founded on 25 April 1541 by Lucas Martínez Vegaso as San Marcos de Arica.
context_section_description: Arica is a commune and a port city with a population of 196,590 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's most northern city; it is at only 18 km (11 mi) south of the border with Peru.
  The city is the capital since 2007 of both the Arica Province and the Arica and Parinacota Region. It was founded on 25 April 1541 by Lucas Martínez Vegaso as San Marcos de Arica.
caption: Collage of Arica
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