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Cobija (previously known as Puerto La Mar) was the first significant 
Cobija was included in maps of the Captaincy General of Chile in the 18th century, depending from the city of
Cobija (previously known as Puerto La Mar) was the first significant Pacific Ocean
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port of independent Bolivia
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. In 2002, it had 41 inhabitants and its economy was totally based on fishing.
Cobija was included in maps of the Captaincy General of Chile in the 18th century, depending from the city of Copiapó
Copiapó () is a city and commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region.
Copiapó lies about 800 km north ...
.
In 1825, it was the main port of Bolivia due to the Potosí
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal . For centuries, it was the location o ...
silver mine.
The territory was disputed between Chile and Bolivia until the signing of the Boundary Treaty of 1866.
The city was destroyed by an earthquake on 13 August 1868, and a tsunami on 9 May 1877, but it was revived with the discovery of ore in Caracoles. At the end of the War of the Pacific in 1884, the city and the entire coastal province of Bolivia was annexed by Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. In a treaty signed in 1904 Bolivia recognised the loss of Cobija.
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 which is itself now nearly a ruin.Davis, J. S., Barta, B., & Hubbard, C. (2003). Lonely Planet guide to ''Chile & Easter Island''
See also
* Caracoles, Antofagasta * Huanillos * Tocopilla *Mejillones
Mejillones is a Chilean port city and commune in Antofagasta Province in the Antofagasta Region. Its name is the plural form of the Spanish meaning "mussel", referring to a particularly abundant species and preferred staple food of its indigeno ...
References
{{Coord, 22, 33, 0, S, 70, 16, 0, W, type:city_region:CL_source:dewiki, display=title Populated places in Antofagasta Province