Arica is in the Northern Chile. It is a seaside resort town
(170,000 pop): quiet, relaxed, safe, with several nice beaches and sun
virtually every day of the year. The city of eternal spring is the northern
gateway to Peru and Bolivia.
Arica spreads out at the foot
of El Morro Hill, the site of a major battle of the Peruvian War (1879-83).
Today, the hill is a national historic monument, complete with an open-air
museum. The summit of El Morro affords excellent panoramic views, which survey
the city, the ocean, and even the distant Atacama. Among adventure travelers, the
city is best known as the starting point for excursions into the Atacama
Desert.
The Museo Arqueologicò San Miguel de Azapa, located a short distance out of town, gives an excellent introduction to the history of the area. Among its most fascinating exhibits are a collection of Incan mummies, whose bodies were perfectly preserved in the extraordinarily arid sands of the forbidding Atacama.
Also of interest in Arica is the San Marcos de Arica church, designed by the famed tower-builder Gustav Eiffel.
The Museo Arqueologicò San Miguel de Azapa, located a short distance out of town, gives an excellent introduction to the history of the area. Among its most fascinating exhibits are a collection of Incan mummies, whose bodies were perfectly preserved in the extraordinarily arid sands of the forbidding Atacama.
Also of interest in Arica is the San Marcos de Arica church, designed by the famed tower-builder Gustav Eiffel.
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