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	Lighthouses of Chile
		The lighthouse was placed in operation in time to witness the naval Battle of Iquique in May 1879, which led to the Chilean occupation of the city.
		The light is a memorial to Chilean seamen lost in the Battle of Iquique on May 21, 1879, when Chilean ships were defeated by Peruvians in the War of the Pacific.
		Today the tower is a memorial to Carlos Condell, a hero of the Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/chl.htm (4649 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1879 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		January 22 - Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana.
		March 29 - Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
		May 26 - Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /1879 (973 words)

	Augusto Pinochet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the end of 1945, he was assigned to the "Carampangue" Regiment in the northern city of Iquique.
		In 1968, he was named Chief of Staff of the II Army Division, based in Santiago, and at the end of that year, he was promoted to Brigadier General and Commander in Chief of the VI Division, garrisoned in Iquique.
		There was a hard-fought 16-month legal battle in the House of Lords, the highest court of England, Pinochet claimed immunity from prosecution as a former head of state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Augusto_Pinochet (4803 words)

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		The so-called “Battle of Chipana” ended indecisively; nevertheless the Magellan had to escape to avoid her capture.
		At the beginning the battle was fought at ranges between 800 to 2000 meters but little was accomplished.
		However, the projectiles of the corvette were unable to pierce the armor of the Huascar, which in turn was forced to limit the use of her artillery fearing that her projectiles could reach the population of Iquique.
	members.lycos.co.uk /Juan39/BATTLE_OF_IQUIQUE.html (1294 words)

	CALAMA
		That was the Calama that Diego de Almagro and Pedro de Valdivia found at the dawn of the Spanish conquest.
		Centuries later, it would become the most important Bolivian administrative center in the area, until it was occupied by the Chilean army on March 23, 1879, after the first battle of the Pacific War.
		Today, Calama (2,250 meters above sea level) is the capital of the province of Loa and one of the most important cities in the Antofagasta region.
	www.enjoy-chile.org /calama-chile-calama.php (447 words)

	May 21
		1879 - War of the Pacific : naval battle of Iquique and Punta Gruesa.
		Chilean ships Esmeralda and Covadonga that are blocking the Iquique harbour fight against Peruvian vessels Huascar and Independencia.
		The Huascar sinks the Esmeralda and the Covadonga forces the Independencia to run aground.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/May_21.html (694 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Battle of Chipana, the first of the war, took place off Huanillos on 12 April 1879, as Peruvian corvettes Unión and Pilcomayo found Chilean corvette Magallanes on its way to Iquique.
		In the Naval Battle of Iquique of 21 May 1879, Peruvian ships Huáscar and Independencia lifted the blockade of Iquique by Esmeralda and Covadonga, two of Chile's oldest wooden vessels.
		After Peruvian defeats in the battles of San Juan and Miraflores, Lima fell in January 1881 to the forces of Chilean General Manuel Baquedano; the southern suburbs of Lima, including the upscale beach area of Chorrillos, were sacked and burned to the ground.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/War_of_the_Pacific (3338 words)

	The Pan American Health Organization
		The Ministers of Health of Ibero-America have concurred that health "constitutes one of the pillars" of social cohesion, and affirmed their support for equal access to this right on the first day of the IX Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Health, held in Iquique, Chile.
		The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Mirta Roses Periago, presented the Organization's perspectives on social protection policies in health.
		International guidelines for the detection, care and management of breast cancer are now available in Spanish thanks to a partnership between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI).
	www.paho.org (889 words)

	Atacama Desert Tours,Reservations:ChileTravelHelp.com.
		We will then visit the quay, where the remains of the naval hero, Arturo Prat, are kept.
		On one side of the quay, you will see the Naval Museum which houses important artifacts from the Iquique Naval Battle and other epic Chilean naval battles.
		We will also find the Customs-House (the former railway), the industrial zone, and the monument in honor of the "unknown sailor".
	www.chiletravelhelp.com /atacamatours.htm (1824 words)

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