Arica

Arica is a seaside resort town of 223,000 (2016) in Northern Chile. It's quiet, relaxed and safe, with several nice beaches and sun virtually every day of the year. Wikivoyage

Population 202,131 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Chile

• 130FireWildfire
• 131AmbulanceAmbulance
• 132FireFire
• 133CarabinerosCarabineros de Chile
• 134PoliceInvestigations Police of Chile

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museo del Mar de Arica Museum · 740 m
• Casa Yanulaque Monument · 580 m
• Carlos Ibañez del Campo Monument · 340 m
• Museo de Arica Museum · 420 m
• Memorial a Daniel Menco Prieto Memorial · 580 m
• Paseo Peatonal 21 de mayo Attraction · 650 m
• Museo de Bomberos de Arica Museum · 690 m
• Museo del Ferrocarril Museum · 720 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Chinese 5
• Sandwich 3
• Pizza 2
• Burger 1
• Chicken 1

All 23 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Reserva Marina La Puntilla - Playa Chinchorro 1.1 km across 1000 m
• Parque Ibáñez 360 m across 200 m
• Parque Brasil 210 m across 250 m
• Paseo Chinchorro 800 m across 1.8 km

Getting around

• Arica (FTA) 400 m
• Arica (FCALP) 520 m
• Terminal Rodoviario de Arica 980 m
• Bus to Pudre 980 m
• Nuevas estrellas 1000 m
• Terminal Internacional 1.0 km

More train stations: Chinchorro 1.8 km

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