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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northwest Chile on the Pacific Ocean south of the Peruvian border. Founded in the 1500s, it was ceded to Chile by Peru in 1883.

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  • My personal favorite was Elemental's Quinta Monroy Housing project in Iquique, a city of 200,000 in northern Chile.

    Loren Berlin: Architecture for the Poor Loren Berlin 2010

  • My personal favorite was Elemental's Quinta Monroy Housing project in Iquique, a city of 200,000 in northern Chile.

    Loren Berlin: Architecture for the Poor Loren Berlin 2010

  • My personal favorite was Elemental's Quinta Monroy Housing project in Iquique, a city of 200,000 in northern Chile.

    Loren Berlin: Architecture for the Poor Loren Berlin 2010

  • My personal favorite was Elemental's Quinta Monroy Housing project in Iquique, a city of 200,000 in northern Chile.

    Loren Berlin: Architecture for the Poor Loren Berlin 2010

  • Iquique, which is the chief nitrate port of South America.

    Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman

  • Dry regions of the earth such as Iquique, which lies at the edge of the

    The Hindu - Home 2010

  • AP A racer rides his motorcycle during the sixth stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica in Chile, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.

    The 2011 Dakar Rally 2011

  • REUTERS Richard Gonzales of France and co drivers Gimbre and Bouey camp by their Man truck after it crashed during the night of the sixth stage of the third South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2011 from Iquique to Arica January 7, 2011.

    The 2011 Dakar Rally 2011

  • Gordon, who drives in the Nascar series in the US, completed the 345-mile stage to Iquique, Chile, in his Hummer in a time of four hours, 35min and 21sec, 1:38min ahead of Peterhansel to cut the gap to 5:58min.

    Robby Gordon closes gap on Stéphane Peterhansel at Dakar Rally 2012

  • AFP/Getty Images Spain's driver Carlos Sainz steers his Volkswagen with co-driver Lucas Cruz during stage 5 Calama-Iquique of the 2011 Dakar Rally in the province of Tarapaca, northern Chile on January 6, 2011.

    The 2011 Dakar Rally 2011

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