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'''Puerto Arica''' is a town and municipality in the [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Amazonas Department|Amazonas]].
'''Puerto Arica''' is a town and municipality in the [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Amazonas (Colombian department)|Amazonas]]. As of 2015, the population of Puerto Arica was 1,350.

==History==
Originally founded by Peruvian refugees from the [[War of the Pacific]], it was awarded to Colombia after the signing of the July 1922 [[Salomón-Lozano Treaty]].<ref name=porras>{{cite book |last=Porras Barrenechea |first=Raúl |author-link=Raúl Porras Barrenechea |title= Historia de los límites del Perú |url= http://www.banrepcultural.org/sites/default/files/89740/brblaa459461.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106111728/http://www.banrepcultural.org/sites/default/files/89740/brblaa459461.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2014 |publisher= Librería Francesa Científica y Casa Editorial E. Rosay|pages=79–80}}</ref><ref name="Lautaro">{{cite book| author = Núñez Atencio, Lautaro y Maldonado Prieto, Carlos| title = Reseña bibliográfica: El Dios Cautivo. Las Ligas Patrióticas en la chilenización compulsiva de Tarapacá (1910-1922), Sergio González Miranda, LOM Ediciones, Santiago, 2004| year = 2005| publisher = Chungará (Arica), [[Universidad de Tarapacá]]| volume = 37| number = 1| issn = 0717-7356| id = [http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0717-73562005000100010&script=sci_arttext]}}</ref> These refugees would later resettle in the [[Puerto Arica (Maynas)|settlement of the same name]] in northern [[Peru]].

==Climate==
Puerto Arica has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Af'') with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
{{Weather box
|location = Puerto Arica
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|width = auto
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 31.1
|Feb high C = 31.4
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 31.4
|May high C = 30.4
|Jun high C = 29.6
|Jul high C = 30.0
|Aug high C = 30.6
|Sep high C = 30.9
|Oct high C = 30.8
|Nov high C = 31.1
|Dec high C = 31.6
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 26.5
|Feb mean C = 26.5
|Mar mean C = 26.4
|Apr mean C = 26.6
|May mean C = 26.2
|Jun mean C = 25.5
|Jul mean C = 25.5
|Aug mean C = 25.7
|Sep mean C = 26.2
|Oct mean C = 26.5
|Nov mean C = 27.1
|Dec mean C = 26.8
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 21.9
|Feb low C = 21.7
|Mar low C = 21.9
|Apr low C = 21.8
|May low C = 22.1
|Jun low C = 21.4
|Jul low C = 21.0
|Aug low C = 20.9
|Sep low C = 21.5
|Oct low C = 22.3
|Nov low C = 23.1
|Dec low C = 22.0
|year low C =
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|Jan rain mm = 269.9
|Feb rain mm = 276.3
|Mar rain mm = 355.9
|Apr rain mm = 430.7
|May rain mm = 254.8
|Jun rain mm = 205.5
|Jul rain mm = 221.8
|Aug rain mm = 144.6
|Sep rain mm = 159.3
|Oct rain mm = 204.2
|Nov rain mm = 224.6
|Dec rain mm = 248.7
|Jan rain days = 13
|Feb rain days = 12
|Mar rain days = 16
|Apr rain days = 16
|May rain days = 16
|Jun rain days = 16
|Jul rain days = 14
|Aug rain days = 12
|Sep rain days = 10
|Oct rain days = 13
|Nov rain days = 13
|Dec rain days = 15
|unit rain days = 1 mm
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|source 2 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web
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|title = Climate: Puerto Arica
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = August 19, 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Transportation ==
The municipality is served by [[Arica Airport (Colombia)|Arica Airport]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Municipalities of Amazonas]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Amazonas Department]]


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Latest revision as of 10:39, 18 April 2024

Puerto Arica
Municipality and town
Location of the county of Puerto Arica
Location of the county of Puerto Arica
Puerto Arica is located in Colombia
Puerto Arica
Puerto Arica
Location of the town of Puerto Arica
Coordinates: 2°8′53″S 71°45′12″W / 2.14806°S 71.75333°W / -2.14806; -71.75333
Country Colombia
Department Amazonas Department
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,350
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAf

Puerto Arica is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. As of 2015, the population of Puerto Arica was 1,350.

History[edit]

Originally founded by Peruvian refugees from the War of the Pacific, it was awarded to Colombia after the signing of the July 1922 Salomón-Lozano Treaty.[1][2] These refugees would later resettle in the settlement of the same name in northern Peru.

Climate[edit]

Puerto Arica has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Puerto Arica
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.8
(71.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 269.9
(10.63) 		276.3
(10.88) 		355.9
(14.01) 		430.7
(16.96) 		254.8
(10.03) 		205.5
(8.09) 		221.8
(8.73) 		144.6
(5.69) 		159.3
(6.27) 		204.2
(8.04) 		224.6
(8.84) 		248.7
(9.79) 		2,996.3
(117.96)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 16 16 16 16 14 12 10 13 13 15 166
Source 1: IDEAM[3]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[4]

Transportation[edit]

The municipality is served by Arica Airport.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Porras Barrenechea, Raúl. Historia de los límites del Perú (PDF). Librería Francesa Científica y Casa Editorial E. Rosay. pp. 79–80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ Núñez Atencio, Lautaro y Maldonado Prieto, Carlos (2005). Reseña bibliográfica: El Dios Cautivo. Las Ligas Patrióticas en la chilenización compulsiva de Tarapacá (1910-1922), Sergio González Miranda, LOM Ediciones, Santiago, 2004. Vol. 37. Chungará (Arica), Universidad de Tarapacá. ISSN 0717-7356. [1].{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. ^ "Climate: Puerto Arica". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 19, 2020.


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