Iquique

The harbour

Iquique lies on the Pacific coast of northern Chile, on a narrow strip of land between the ocean and the Atacama Desert. It grew rich during the nitrate boom of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and some ornate buildings from that era survive in the town centre.

In 1879, during the War of the Pacific, the naval Battle of Iquique was fought just offshore, and Captain Arturo Prat became a Chilean national hero. Today the port handles minerals, fishmeal and imports for the city's large duty-free zone. Sailors see a huge sandy coastal escarpment towering behind the city, with the great dune of Cerro Dragón.

Iquique in PerpeNaval

Region

South America

Country

Chile

Position

20.21°S 70.15°W

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $333 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Consumer goods, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee, Cocoa, Medicine

On the quay

warehouses

Waters

quiet water

The album

stamp, postcard, humboldt penguin, silver mate cup

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Iquique