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Puquio Destination Guide

Discover Puquio in Peru

Puquio in the region of Tacna is a place located in Peru - some 572 mi or ( 921 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in Puquio is now 06:46 PM (Thursday) . 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: Putre, Iquique, Arica, Oruro, and La Paz. When in this area, you might want to check out Putre . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Puquio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Aricota

Lake Aricota is a lake in the Tacna Province of the Tacna Region of Peru. It is located 25 km from Ilabaya.

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Located at -17.36 -70.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Lakes of Peru, Tacna Region

Toquepala mine

The Toquepala mine is a large porphyry copper mine in the Tacna Province, Tacna Department, Peru. The mine is an open-pit mine producing copper, molybdenum, rhenium and silver with minor gold and zinc. The Toquepala mine and the Ilo smelter were opened in 1960 by Southern Peru Copper Corporation, then a subsidiary of ASARCO. A Solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) facility was added in 1995.

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Located at -17.25 -70.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: ASARCO, Copper mines in Peru, Mining in Peru