Ilo, Peru

Ilo
Ilo
City
	Moquegua
Province	Ilo
District	Ilo
Government
• Mayor	Gerardo Carpio
Area
• Total	295.6 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	66,118
• Estimate (2015)	67,428
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Demonym	Ileños
Website	Official website

17°38′45.09″S 71°20′43.13″W / 17.6458583°S 71.3453139°W / -17.6458583; -71.3453139

Ilo

Moquegua Region and capital of the Ilo Province

.

History

Before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the area was populated by the people of the

Transcontinental Rail Road and the Panama Canal caused commercial activities to decrease and mostly steamships transporting goods between Peruvian and Chilean ports remained. The Battle of Pacocha

took place near Ilo.

Along with its pier, a railroad was built to connect Ilo to

Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) have provided several jobs to the region. SPCC was established by the American Smelting and Mining Corporation in the middle of the 20th century. Many Americans and Peruvians working for SPCC live in an area of Ilo called Ciudad Nueva. The copper smelting plant and a formerly state-owned refinery located 10 kilometers far from the city have contributed to a large amount of air and water pollution in the region. Ilo's industry appeared in the Canadian documentary film The Corporation

, as an example of environmental problems caused by industries. Local swimming areas include Pozo de Lisas, Monte Carlo and Puerto Ingles. Bolivia has in the past utilized Ilo as a free gate to the ocean for both recreational and trade purposes.

Transport

In 1992 the Peruvian government granted a 99-year lease to the government of landlocked Bolivia to develop a port facility, in effect allowing Bolivia to claim to be a "Pacific Ocean nation".

Brazil

is also proposed.

Climate

Temperatures in Ilo range between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius year round. Rain is almost non-existent, as Ilo is located north of the Atacama Desert, one of the driest coastal deserts in the world.

Climate data for Ilo (Punta Coles) (elevation 25 m (82 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.5 (77.9)	25.7 (78.3)	24.9 (76.8)	23.3 (73.9)	21.8 (71.2)	19.9 (67.8)	18.8 (65.8)	18.7 (65.7)	19.3 (66.7)	20.9 (69.6)	22.9 (73.2)	24.3 (75.7)	22.2 (71.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.2 (66.6)	19.3 (66.7)	18.7 (65.7)	17.4 (63.3)	16.5 (61.7)	15.6 (60.1)	14.9 (58.8)	14.5 (58.1)	14.7 (58.5)	15.9 (60.6)	17.2 (63.0)	18.0 (64.4)	16.8 (62.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.4 (0.02)	0.4 (0.02)	0.5 (0.02)	0.0 (0.0)	0.6 (0.02)	0.4 (0.02)	3.0 (0.12)	1.6 (0.06)	1.8 (0.07)	0.6 (0.02)	0.7 (0.03)	0.0 (0.0)	10 (0.4)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[5]

Pacific Ocean terminal of the Interoceanic Highway

Ilo is the southernmost of the three ports which comprise the Peruvian termini of the

Amazon Basin in Brazil, across the Andes to the Pacific Ocean

.

Main sights

The main attraction is the Urban Center whose landmarks are:

St. Jerome's temple, built in 1871

Glorieta José Gálvez, built in 1915

State Pier, built at the end of 19th century

Punta Coles

Peruvian Navy Museum
"El Algarrobal" Museum.
The powerful tubing right hander wave that breaks in the bay

Boliviamar

BoliviaMar is a narrow strip of beach located 17.5 km to the south, next to the coastal road that connects the departments of Tacna and Moquegua. It is a port concession to Bolivia and the terminus for a planned railway project.^[6]^[7]

In popular culture

Ilo is referenced in the traditional sea shanty "Tom's Gone to Hilo".^[8]

Notes

^ Sometimes Ylo^[2] or Hilo^[3] in older sources

References

^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
^ Vivian, Evelyn Charles (1921). Peru: physical features, natural resources, means of communication. D. Appleton & Company.
^ Dampier, William; Masefield, John (1906). Dampier's voyages: consisting of a New voyage round the world. E. Grant Richards.
^ BBC (21 October 2010). "Peru deal gives landlocked Bolivia coast for own port". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Emery, Alex (September 4, 2017). "Peru, Bolivia study bi-oceanic railway, Ilo port projects". BNamericas. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
^ Bennett, Tess (September 25, 2013). "Bolivia's Long Diplomatic Road to the Coast". The Argentina Independent. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
^ Tom's Gone to Hilo/My Johnny's Gone to Hilo

External links

(in Spanish) Ilo official website

[4] Sometimes Ylo^[2] or Hilo^[3] in older sources

[1] Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

[2] Vivian, Evelyn Charles (1921). Peru: physical features, natural resources, means of communication. D. Appleton & Company.

[3] Dampier, William; Masefield, John (1906). Dampier's voyages: consisting of a New voyage round the world. E. Grant Richards.

[5] BBC (21 October 2010). "Peru deal gives landlocked Bolivia coast for own port". Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[SENAMHI-6] "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[7] Emery, Alex (September 4, 2017). "Peru, Bolivia study bi-oceanic railway, Ilo port projects". BNamericas. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

[8] Bennett, Tess (September 25, 2013). "Bolivia's Long Diplomatic Road to the Coast". The Argentina Independent. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

[9] Tom's Gone to Hilo/My Johnny's Gone to Hilo

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