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Treaty of Ancón

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In Atacama Desert
The Treaty of Ancón (1883) gave Chile permanent ownership of sectors previously controlled by Peru and Bolivia, the latter losing its whole Pacific coastline.
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War of the Pacific

In War of the Pacific
…Peru and Chile signed the Treaty of Ancón, by which Tarapacá province was ceded to the latter.
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In Peru: The War of the Pacific (1879–83)
…to the terms of the Treaty of Ancón (October 20, 1883), Peru turned over to Chile full possession of the province of Tarapacá and the administration for 10 years of the provinces of Tacna and Arica, after which a plebiscite was to determine their future sovereignty.
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