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La Capilla Destination Guide

Discover La Capilla in Peru

La Capilla in the region of Moquegua is a place located in Peru - some 544 mi or ( 875 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in La Capilla is now 05:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Iquique, Arica, Oruro, La Paz, and El Yaral. When in this area, you might want to check out Iquique . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in La Capilla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Toquepala Caves

The Toquepala caves are located 154 kilometres from the city of Tacna, Peru in the western Andes at an altitude of 2,700 metres above sea level. The caves are 10 metres deep, 5 metres wide and 3 metres high. They are noted for the cave paintings found on the walls, depicting scenes of hunters corralling and killing a group of guanacos. This type of hunting is known as "chaco" in the Andes mountains. The hunters form human circles, corral the animals and either capture or kill them.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.50 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Caves of Peru, Prehistoric art, Rock art in South America

Ilo Province

The Ilo Province is one of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region in Peru. The province is the largest mining center in all of the southern Peru area.

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Located at -17.63 -71.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Provinces of Peru