San Juan de Marcona
San Juan de Marcona
San Juan de Marcona is the capital of the Marcona District of Nazca Province, Ica Region, Peru. It is a mining, commercial, port, and fishing town, with a population of approximately 20,000 inhabitants.
Pacific Ocean terminal of the Interoceanic Highway
Marcona is the northernmost of the 3 ports which comprise the Peruvian termini of the Interoceanic Highway which is being constructed to link the state of Acre, in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, across the Andes to the Pacific Ocean.
Marcona Mine
The major industry in the Marcona District is the Marcona Mine and open-pit iron mine acquired in 1992 by Shougang Corporation a state owned Chinese corporation which does business locally as Shougang Hiero Peru.[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ "Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru" article by Simon Romero in The New York Times August 14, 2010, accessed August 14, 2010
- ↑ Info portal at InfoMine.Com
Coordinates: 15°21′55″S 75°9′45″W / 15.36528°S 75.16250°W
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