Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

MOQUEGUA

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 813 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

MOQUEGUA , a maritime See also:

province of See also:southern See also:Peru, bounded N. by the departments of See also:Arequipa and Puno, and S. by the See also:republic of See also:Chile. See also:Area, 5550 sq. m.; pop. (1906 estimate), 31,920. The province extends from the Pacific See also:coast eastward to the See also:Cordillera Occidental, which forms the boundary See also:line with Puno and the republic of See also:Bolivia. Eastern Moquegua is volcanic, and is broken by the high range that forms the western rim of the Titicaca See also:basin. Among the volcanoes in the province are Tutupacu, the Iast eruption of which occurred in 1802, Huaynaputina and Hachalayhua, which were in violent eruption in ,1606, Coropuna, Ornate, Ubinas and Candarave—the last three still showing signs of activity. This region is also subject to severe See also:earthquake shocks. On the See also:lower slopes of the Cordillera there are fertile irrigated valleys which produce grapes and See also:olives for commercial purposes, and a considerable variety of fruits, cereals and vegetables for See also:local See also:consumption. The best-known See also:grape-producing districts are Moquegua (See also:capital) and Locumbathe product being converted into See also:wine and See also:brandy for export. The capital is Moquegua (pop. about 5000 in 1906), in the upper valley of the Ilo See also:River, 4500 ft. above See also:sea-level, and 65 m. by See also:rail from the small See also:port of Ilo on the Pacific coast. Moquegua was formerly one of the three provinces forming a See also:department of the same name. The other two provinces (See also:Tacna and See also:Arica) were held for See also:indemnity by Chile after the See also:war of 1879-1883 with the understanding (treaty of See also:Ancon, See also:March 8, 1884) that .at the expiration of ten years a See also:plebiscite should be taken in the two provinces to determine whether they should remain with Chile, or return to Peru—the See also:country to which they should be annexed to pay the other ro,000,000 pesos.

Chile did not comply with this treaty agreement, and in 1910 still held both provinces.

End of Article: MOQUEGUA

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
MOPSUS 		[next]
MORA, JOSE (1638-1725)

Site © 2006 - Net Industries