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I have to admit, the climate here looks pretty amazing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica#Climate - it's pleasant

by davidw 3y ago

I have to admit, the climate here looks pretty amazing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica#Climate - it's pleasant all the time and it never rains.

zoklet-enjoyer 3y ago
Agreed. In surprised the humidity is as high as it is
- dghughes 3y ago
  Well, they have a port.
mikpanko 3y ago
Looks like Arica is over 500km north of Atacama desert described in the article.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
  That's not really accurate. Arica may be 500 km north of the center of the Atacama desert where this article is about, but Arica is essentially right on the border of the Atacama - take a look at the map on the Wikipedia page, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert
falvear 3y ago
Arica has indeed an amazing climate all year round. It sits right at the end of Azapa Valley, an oasis formed by the San José river.
Anon4Now 3y ago
Which lead me down this rabbit hole: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/chile-nearly-40-years-still-no-remedy-victims-swedish-toxic-waste-un-experts https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/chile-nearly... > GENEVA (7 June 2021) - UN human rights experts* said today they were deeply concerned by the continuous devastating impact on a local community of a dumping of toxic waste by a Swedish company in the northern Chilean city of Arica nearly 40 years ago. > The toxic waste - which remains outdoors, uncovered and exposed to nature’s elements - poses a health and security risk given its high content of arsenic, including to drinking water systems. > “The residents of Arica continue to suffer serious health problems caused by the waste dump,” the experts said. “The community has been denied access to justice for years, received little or no remediation, and even today those in need of medical care are ignored. I feel so sorry for those people. That's just unconscionable.

by davidw 3y ago

I have to admit, the climate here looks pretty amazing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica#Climate - it's pleasant all the time and it never rains.

zoklet-enjoyer 3y ago

Agreed. In surprised the humidity is as high as it is

dghughes 3y ago
Well, they have a port.

mikpanko 3y ago

Looks like Arica is over 500km north of Atacama desert described in the article.

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
That's not really accurate. Arica may be 500 km north of the center of the Atacama desert where this article is about, but Arica is essentially right on the border of the Atacama - take a look at the map on the Wikipedia page, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert

falvear 3y ago

Arica has indeed an amazing climate all year round. It sits right at the end of Azapa Valley, an oasis formed by the San José river.

Anon4Now 3y ago

Which lead me down this rabbit hole: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/chile-nearly-40-years-still-no-remedy-victims-swedish-toxic-waste-un-experts https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/chile-nearly... > GENEVA (7 June 2021) - UN human rights experts* said today they were deeply concerned by the continuous devastating impact on a local community of a dumping of toxic waste by a Swedish company in the northern Chilean city of Arica nearly 40 years ago. > The toxic waste - which remains outdoors, uncovered and exposed to nature’s elements - poses a health and security risk given its high content of arsenic, including to drinking water systems. > “The residents of Arica continue to suffer serious health problems caused by the waste dump,” the experts said. “The community has been denied access to justice for years, received little or no remediation, and even today those in need of medical care are ignored. I feel so sorry for those people. That's just unconscionable.