It was the last bulwark of defense for the Peruvian troops who garrisoned the city during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883).
[1] Morro de Arica rises steeply from the city and the sea, with a more gentle slope towards the east.
A giant flag of Chile is flown on its summit.
Morro de Arica was declared a national monument on October 6, 1971.
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