Casa Yanulaque

The Casa Yanulaque is a historical building located in the Chilean city of Arica, in the corner of 18 de Septiembre and General Lagos streets.

The house dates back to the 19th century, when Manuel Yanulaque Scorda, a Greek immigrant from Paros, and his Afro-Peruvian wife, María Esperanza Ayala, opened the La Colmena warehouse at the Pasaje Chucuito (today Sangra), where products were exported to nearby Arequipa and La Paz.

After the city was occupied during the War of the Pacific and the years following it, it was subjected to the process of Chilenization as the military occupation continued until the Treaty of Lima was signed in 1929, when it was formally incorporated into Chile.

[2] In 2009, the restoration process began with the subscription of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru in an agreement with the Regional Government and the Provincial Municipality of Tacna and the Banco de la Nación for financing.

[5][6] The Peruvian consul in Arica, ítalo Augusto Acha Puertas, announced that the restoration works would finish in August 2014.