The Región de Arica y Parinacota is in the extreme north of Chile. It borders on Peru and Bolivia. It was only on October 8, 2007 from the Tarapacá region outsourced.
It is especially popular with travelers because of the capital Arica interesting, which is also known as a seaside resort and appears multicultural because of the many immigrants from Bolivia and Peru.
Regions
- The coast, with good beaches and a pleasant climate
- The Andes and plateaus, belonging to the Atacama Desert. Extremely dry climate and hardly any inhabitants.
places
There are only four municipalities in the region:
- 1 Arica
, the only larger city, almost 200,000 inhabitants. Port and seaside resort - 2 Putre, Capital of the inland province of Parinacota. 2,000 inhabitants
- 3 General Lagos, in the extreme northeast, border area with Peru and Bolivia, 1,200 inhabitants
- 4 Camarones, 1,100 inhabitants, in the south on the coast.
Other goals
background
The reason for the creation of the region were the disputes between the regional metropolis Arica and the capital of Tarapacá region, Iquique. Arica has been claiming more independence for itself since the 1980s. Only when the law was abolished in 2004 that declared the unity of the regions established in the military dictatorship of Pinochet to be inviolable was the way for the new region free.
Apart from the capital Arica, the region is hardly populated and without any significant tourist activity.
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
The Atacama Desert is a popular destination for adventure tourism by jeep, motorcycle or mountain bike. But you have to plan that you have to bring all your provisions and especially water yourself.
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
The region's climate is extremely dry. It almost never rains.
