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La Huaca Destination Guide

Delve into La Huaca in Peru

La Huaca in the region of Tacna is located in Peru - some 568 mi or ( 914 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in La Huaca is now 08:44 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Putre, Iquique, Arica, Oruro, and La Paz. While being here, you might want to check out Putre . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in La Huaca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Motorcycle Peru with MotoQuest

3:35 min by MotoQuestTours
Views: 3677 Rating: 5.00

Ride the Pan-American highway along the Pacific Ocean. Explore Machu Picchu. Fly over the Nazca Lines. A BMW and The Andes await. www.motoquest.com ..

Season's greetings from Peru

2:31 min by 2l84u2b
Views: 533 Rating: 3.00

After 5 months and 26000 kilometers on the road, it is almost Christmas. A personal message from the deserts of southern Peru. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Jorge Basadre Province

Jorge Basadre Province is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Locumba. The province was created on April 21, 1988 (by law No. 24799) and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.

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Located at -17.61 -70.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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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.

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Located at -17.50 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Caves of Peru, Prehistoric art, Rock art in South America

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