Ticalaco River

Ticalaco River
Ticalaco River
Location	Tacna, Peru
Coordinates	17.45005°S 70.03329°W / -17.45005; -70.03329
Type	River
Primary outflows	Sama River
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean

Ticalaco River is a river on the Pacific slope, located in southern Peru, department of Tacna, it runs from east to west crossing the coastal desert of Peru until its mouth at the Sama River in Tacna Province.

Historically, from 1885 to 1925, the Ticalaco river was temporarily set as the political boundary between Peru and Chile after the War of the Pacific, as Chile considered it part of the Sama River and therefore as a boundary set in the Treaty of Ancón.^[1] A border checkpoint of the same name was built on the river by Chile. Within the disputed area was the Tarata Department, which was ultimately returned to Peru.^[2][3][4]

See also

• List of rivers of Peru

References

1. González Miranda, Sergio; Ovando Santana, Cristian (2017). "Sama y Camarones: "Las fronteras que no fueron entre Perú y Chile"". Rev. Geogr. Norte Gd. (66): 61–82. doi:10.4067/S0718-34022017000100005.
2. "LA ACTITUD DEL PERU ANTE LA RESPUESTA DE MR. COOLIDGE". El Tiempo. 14 Apr 1925.
3. "EL GOBIERNO DE CHILE DA DE BAJA A OCHO GENERALES Y CINCO CORONELES". El Tiempo. 16 Apr 1925.
4. El representante del gobierno de Chile hizo entrega ayer del Departamento de Tarata al representante peruano (PDF). La Nación. 1925.