Mall Las Américas, Retail complex in Iquique, Chile
Mall Las Américas, now Mallplaza Iquique, is a shopping centre in southwestern Iquique with 80 shops on two levels plus a basement floor, including clothing stores, a toy shop, a bookshop, school supplies and a food court. Its anchors are the city's only Falabella department store and a Cinemark cinema. The 23,000 m² site borders Sodimac to the north and the Líder hypermarket to the south.
Opened in June 1999 as Mall Las Américas, the mall was planned and built by users of the Zona Franca de Iquique amid disputes with the Zofri administration over shop rents, on land partly ceded by the Chilean Armed Forces. In March 2013 Grupo Plaza acquired 71.4% of the property, and on 17 December 2015 it was renamed Mall Plaza Iquique, with a full renovation begun: restrooms, signage, corridors and LED lighting, plus 22 new stores.
The mall's name changed from Mall Las Américas to Mall Plaza Iquique on 17 December 2015, after Grupo Plaza bought 71.4% of the property in March 2013. The centre regularly hosts live entertainment for shoppers: small theatre performances, dance competitions with live animation, and workshops for children, plus celebrations for Mother's Day and Children's Day with promotions.
The mall stands in Iquique's southwestern sector, bordering Sodimac to the north, the Líder hypermarket to the south, and a McDonald's to the east; Jumbo and Plazuela Los Héroes are one block away. It lies close to Cavancha beach and its hotels, with the former Iquique airport grounds nearby. The building has two levels plus a basement floor.
The mall was planned and built by traders of the Zona Franca de Iquique during disputes with the Zofri administration over shop rents, and part of its 23,000 m² site was land ceded by the Chilean Armed Forces. Nearby lies the empty lot that once held Iquique's airport, now used for seasonal fairs and travelling circuses.
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