Ilo
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- This article is about the city in Peru. For other uses, see Ilo (disambiguation).
Ilo is a port city in southern Peru. It is the largest city in the Moquegua Region and is the capital of the Ilo Province.
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History
Ilo is the port through which the Bolivian government proposed re-routing pipelines during the contentious Bolivian Gas War.
Main attractions
The main attraction is without doubt the Urban Center whose landmarks are:
- St. Jerome's temple, built in 1871
- Glorieta José Gálvez, built in 1915
- State Pier, built at the end of 19th century
- Punta Coles
Remarkable is also one of the largest copper smelter factories in the country as well as an important copper refinery -formerly a state business-, which are located at a distance from the urban center.
Museums
- Peruvian Navy Museum.
- "El Algarrobal" Museum.
