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.
Ilo is the port through which the Bolivian government proposed re-routing pipelines during the contentious Bolivian Gas War.
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.
Chapi