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'''Cobija''' was the first significant [[Pacific Ocean]] port of independent [[Bolivia]]<ref> Lofstrom, W. (1974). Cobija, Bolivia's First Outlet to the Sea. ''The Americas'', ''31'', 185-205</ref>. In 1825, it was the main port of Bolivia due to the [[Potosí]] silver mine<ref> http://www.turismochile.com/guide/tocopilla/articles/789</ref>. |
'''Cobija''' was the first significant [[Pacific Ocean]] port of independent [[Bolivia]]<ref> Lofstrom, W. (1974). Cobija, Bolivia's First Outlet to the Sea. ''The Americas'', ''31'', 185-205</ref>. In 1825, it was the main port of Bolivia due to the [[Potosí]] silver mine<ref name="turismo"> http://www.turismochile.com/guide/tocopilla/articles/789</ref>. |
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The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1865, but it was revived with the discovery of ore in [[Caracoles]]<ref |
The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1865, but it was revived with the discovery of ore in [[Caracoles]]<ref name="turismo"/>. At the end of the [[War of the Pacific]], the city and the entire coastal province of Bolivia was transferred to [[Chile]]. |
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Eventually, Cobija was replaced by the port at [[Antofagasta]] and in 1907 it was abandoned and its parish was moved to the town of [[Gatico (Chile)|Gatico]]<ref |
Eventually, Cobija was replaced by the port at [[Antofagasta]] and in 1907 it was abandoned and its parish was moved to the town of [[Gatico (Chile)|Gatico]]<ref name="turismo"/> which is itself now nearly a ruin <ref> Davis, J.S., Barta, B., & Hubbard, C. (2003). Lonely ''planet guide to Chile and Easter Island''.</ref>. |
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Revision as of 06:31, 20 December 2007
Cobija was the first significant Pacific Ocean port of independent Bolivia[1]. In 1825, it was the main port of Bolivia due to the Potosí silver mine[2].
The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1865, but it was revived with the discovery of ore in Caracoles[2]. At the end of the War of the Pacific, the city and the entire coastal province of Bolivia was transferred to Chile.
Eventually, Cobija was replaced by the port at Antofagasta and in 1907 it was abandoned and its parish was moved to the town of Gatico[2] which is itself now nearly a ruin [3].