Arica ( ) is a
commune and a port city with a population of 196,590 in the
Arica Province of northern
Chile's
Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only south of the border with
Peru. The city is the
capital of both the Arica Province and the Arica and Parinacota Region. Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. At the location of the city two lush valleys that dissect the
Atacama Desert converge:
Azapa and
Lluta. These valleys provides fruit for export.