Everything about The Chincha Islands totally explained
The
Chincha Islands (
Spanish Islas Chincha) are a group of three small
islands 21 km (13 mi) off the southwest coast of
Peru, to which they belong, near the town of
Pisco, . They were of interest for their extensive
guano deposits, but the supplies were mostly exhausted by
1874.
The largest of the islands,
Isla Chincha Norte, is 0.8 miles long and up to 0.6 miles wide, and rises to a height of 34 m (113 ft).
Isla Chincha Centro is almost the same size as its neighbour to the north, while
Isla Chincha Sur is half the size of its neighbours. The islands are mostly
granite, and bordered with cliffs on all sides, upon which great numbers of seabirds nest.
The islands were once the residence of the
Chincha people, but only a few remains are to be found today. Peru began the export of guano in 1840. Spain, not having recognized Peru's independence (it wasn't to do so until 1879), and desiring the guano profits, occupied the islands in April
1864, setting off the
Chincha Islands War (
1864–
1866).
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