From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ilo
Ilo
Ilo Demonym Ileños
— Village — Website Official website
Coordinates: 17°38′45.09″S 71°20′43.13″W / 17.6458583°S
71.3453139°W / -17.6458583; -71.3453139 Ilo is a port city
in southern Peru, with some 58,000 inhabitants. It is the
largest city in the Moquegua Region and capital of the
province of Ilo.
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the
area was populated by the Chiribaya civilization. The Con-
quistadores were given land grants by Charles V and
brought olives to this area. Olive agriculture was the
main crop and source of work until the early 20th cen-
tury. A small settlement, Pacocha, was established by the
seashore where the Rio Osmore flows into the Pacific
ocean. High tides in the late 19th century flooded Pacocha
and the population moved to Ilo’s actual location, adopt-
ing its current name. Until the beginning of the 20th cen-
tury most of the people lived along the banks of the Rio
Osmore, whose waters flow sporadically during the sum-
mer months. Ilo was a port of call to the ships travelling
from the east to the west coast of the United States via
Tierra del Fuego. After the building of a pier in the 19th
century, international trade flourished in the region. Ital-
ians, Chinese, Japanese and Germans settled in Ilo during
this time. However, the building of the Transcontinental
Rail Road and the Panama Canal caused commercial ac-
tivities to decrease and mostly steamships transporting
goods between Peruvian and Chilean ports remained.
Along with its pier, a railroad was built to connect
Ilo Ilo to Moquegua. The railroad was named after Calamazo
Coordinates: 17°38′45.09″S 71°20′43.13″W / 17.6458583°S
(Spanish pronunciation of Kalamazoo, from the name
71.3453139°W / -17.6458583; -71.3453139
stamped on the equipment used by the railroad). The
Country Peru main economic activities of the city include fishing and
Region Moquegua Region mining. Copper mines originally owned by the Southern
Province Ilo Province Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) have provided several
District Ilo District jobs to the region. SPCC was established by the American
Smelting and Mining Corporation in the middle of the
Government
20th century. Many Americans and Peruvians working
• Mayor (2011-2014) Jaime Valencia Ampuero
for SPCC live in an area of Ilo called Ciudad Nueva. The
Area copper smelting plant and a formerly state-owned refin-
• Total 295.6 km2 (114.1 sq mi) ery located 10 kilometers far from the city have contrib-
Elevation 15 m (49 ft) uted to a large amount of air and water pollution in the
Population
region. Ilo’s industry appeared in the Canadian documen-
• Total 57,746 tary film The Corporation, as an example of environmen-
• Density 195.4/km2 (506/sq mi) tal problems caused by industries. Local swimming areas
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ilo
include Pozo de Lisas, Monte Carlo and Puerto Ingles. Bo-
livia has in the past utilized Ilo as a free gate to the ocean
Main sights
for both recreational and trade purposes. The main attraction is the Urban Center whose land-
The Peruvian government has granted a 99 year lease marks are:
to the government of landlocked Bolivia to develop a • St. Jerome’s temple, built in 1871
port facility, in effect allowing Bolivia to claim to be a • Glorieta José Gálvez, built in 1915
"Pacific Ocean nation".[1] Bolivia lost an earlier claim to • State Pier, built at the end of 19th century
a portion of Pacific coast after going to war with Chile in • Punta Coles
the 19th century. • Peruvian Navy Museum.
Temperatures in Ilo range between 18 and 28 degrees • "El Algarrobal" Museum.
Celsius year round. Rain is almost non-existent, as Ilo is
located north of the Atacama desert, one of the driest
coastal deserts in the world.
References
The Battle of Pacocha took place near Ilo. [1] http://www.vancouversun.com/
story_print.html?id=3828483&sponsor=;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-
Climate america-11595368
[2] "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ilo, Peru".
Pacific Ocean terminal of the Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/
weather/
Interoceanic Highway weather.php3?s=157748&refer=wikipedia.
Ilo is the southernmost of the 3 ports which comprise the Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
Peruvian termini of the Interoceanic Highway which is
being constructed to link the state of Acre, in the Amazon
Basin in Brazil, across the Andes to the Pacific Ocean.
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Categories:
• Populated places in the Moquegua Region
• Port cities in Peru
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