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Moquegua
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Ocean and countryside
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This region has ravines, rock formations and deserts. Its soil is perfect for agriculture. Since colonial times, its mansions and streets have survived terrible natural disasters. Its picturesque towns are home to centuries-old mills. Its valleys are full of good fruit, olives and prawns, and it produces unique Pisco and wine.
Moquegua is near to both the ocean and the countryside.
Location: It is located both by the coast and in the mountains, in the southeast of Peru. It has ravines and valleys, as well as rocky, desert regions.
Size: 15,734 km2 (6,075 sq.miles).
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Find out more about Moquegua
Living culture, pleasure and nature:
Beach enthusiasts, history aficionados and lovers of the winemaking tradition and nature.
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Weather
The city of Moquegua has a dry and warm climate and enjoys sunny days all year round.
Dry, warm and sunny
Maximum temperature 27°C 81°FMinimum temperature 10°C 50°F
How to get there
By land
Lima-Moquegua: 1,146 Km on the Panamericana Sur highway (14 hours by car) Arequipa-Moquegua: 227 Kmon the Panamericana Sur highway (3 hours by car) Tacna-Moquegua:159 Km on the Panamericana Sur highway (1 hour and 30 minutes by car)
Distance from the city of Moquegua
Omate (General Sánchez Cerro Province) 141 Km / 3 hours Ilo (Ilo Province) 99 Km / 40 minutes
Altitude
Lowest 5 masl (Pueblo Nuevo) Highest 3,756 masl (Ichuña)
How long to stay
In a single day, visitors can see the city and the attractions nearby. 2 days are needed to enjoy the region's nature.
Routes and Times
- ½ day
- Historic centre, City Tour Package 1: Tour: 4 hours
- Pisco route 3 km / Travel time: 10 minutes. Tour: 4 hours
- Chen Chen geoglyphs 1.5 km / Travel time: 10 minutes. Visit: 30 minutes
- Cerro Baúl archaeological site 18 km / 20 minutes.
- 1 day
- Samegua district 5 Km / 10 minutes.
- Torata 24 Km / 25 minutes.
- Cuajone Copper mine 32 Km / 30 minutes.
- Carumas, Cuchumbaya and San Cristóbal - Calacoa Valleys 129 Km / 5 hours.
- Hot Springs – Putina 141 Km / 4 hours.
Ilo:
- Punta de Coles 111 Km / 1 hour.
- Northern beaches 132 Km / 1 hour 10 minutes.
- Southern beaches 128 Km / 1 hour.
- Boliviamar beach 110 Km / 50 minutes.
- 2 days
- Omate valley 147 Km / 6 hours. (Includes: Omate Water Driven Mills and Señor de las Piedades)
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Attractions in the City
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Moquegua Plaza de Armas
Visiting Hours :
Open during the day and night.
Location :
Centre of Moquegua.
The plaza's fountain was built in Paris, and is said to have been designed by French engineer Gustav Eiffel. The fountain was installed...
Moquegua Plaza de Armas
Visiting Hours :
Open during the day and night.
Location :
Centre of Moquegua.
Moquegua
The plaza's fountain was built in Paris, and is said to have been designed by French engineer Gustav Eiffel. The fountain was installed in 1877.
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Santo Domingo Church
Visiting Hours :
Monday - Saturday 7.00 am - 12.00 pm and 4.
Location :
Ayacucho street, block 6.
Initially, a mother church was built in Moquegua, known as Santa Catalina de Alejandria, which was hit by the constant earthquakes which...
Santo Domingo Church
Visiting Hours :
Monday - Saturday 7.00 am - 12.00 pm and 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Location :
Ayacucho street, block 6.
Moquegua
Initially, a mother church was built in Moquegua, known as Santa Catalina de Alejandria, which was hit by the constant earthquakes which beset the area. Finally, in August 1868, a terrible quake knocked it down and it could not be rebuilt. The temple of Santo Domingo became a parish church, one of the few in the world where the actual body of a saint can be worshipped: the remains of Saint Fortunata, exhumed from the Calepodio Catacombs, arrived in Moquegua in 1798.
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Contisuyo Museum
Visiting Hours :
Mon - Sun 9.00 am - 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm - 5.
Location :
Tacna No 294.
Built in 1994 within the ruins of the Santa Catalina de Alejandría mother church. The museum has exhibits of pottery, textiles,...
Contisuyo Museum
Visiting Hours :
Mon - Sun 9.00 am - 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm.
Location :
Tacna No 294.
Moquegua
Built in 1994 within the ruins of the Santa Catalina de Alejandría mother church. The museum has exhibits of pottery, textiles, gold and silver items and other artefacts from the Wari and Tiahuanaco civilisations, as well as objects from the local pre-Inca Chiribaya, Tumilaca and Estuquiña civilisations that had settlements in the Moquegua and Ilo valleys.
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La Casa de las 10 Ventanas (House of the 10 Windows)
Visiting Hours :
Mon - Fri 8.00 am - 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm - 7.
Location :
On the corner of Ayacucho and Tacna streets.
The design is typical of this period of local architecture, with its ten windows with metal bars on the outside, as well as regional...
La Casa de las 10 Ventanas (House of the 10 Windows)
Visiting Hours :
Mon - Fri 8.00 am - 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm - 7.00 pm.
Location :
On the corner of Ayacucho and Tacna streets.
Moquegua
The design is typical of this period of local architecture, with its ten windows with metal bars on the outside, as well as regional decorations and ornaments. It is a two-storey building, with a covered, long wooden balcony on the second floor. The second story is built from quincha (anti-seismic building material) and part of the floor from cut stone. The main entrance is made from limestone. The building currently houses the central post office.
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Chocano House
Visiting Hours :
Mon - Fri 8.00 am - 6.00 pm.
Location :
Áncash street, block 4.
Built in the 19th century. The façade has high walls, made entirely from stone but without the mud coating that was commonly used...
Chocano House
Visiting Hours :
Mon - Fri 8.00 am - 6.00 pm.
Location :
Áncash street, block 4.
Moquegua
Built in the 19th century. The façade has high walls, made entirely from stone but without the mud coating that was commonly used in other eras. It has a wide doorway that leads to a sunny, paved courtyard. Inside, there are rooms made from stone and quincha that feature gabled roofs, some of which are outstanding due to the careful work of the current proprietor, who has installed furniture that houses in Moqueguana would have had a century ago.
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Attractions Beyond the City
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The Pisco Route
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
Moquegua valley.
Moquegua is a special place where excellent piscos are made in the wineries located in the valley's countryside. The Pisco Route helps...
The Pisco Route
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
Moquegua valley.
Moquegua
Moquegua is a special place where excellent piscos are made in the wineries located in the valley's countryside. The Pisco Route helps visitors to get to know the ancient colonial vineyards, which produce the region's wine.
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Samegua District
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
5 km north-east of Moquegua (10 minutes by car).
The biggest avocado producing area in Peru. Visitors can also take in the Chen Chen geoglyphs of the Tiahuanaco Civilization, which...
Samegua District
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
5 km north-east of Moquegua (10 minutes by car).
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The biggest avocado producing area in Peru. Visitors can also take in the Chen Chen geoglyphs of the Tiahuanaco Civilization, which depict camelids and scenes of chaccu (a traditional festival based around animal shearing).
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Torata District
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
24 km from Moquegua (25 minutes by car or 40...
Highlights include the houses with traditional gabled roofs, the parish church, vice-royalty era stone windmills and the Sabaya...
Torata District
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
24 km from Moquegua (25 minutes by car or 40 minutes using public transport).
Moquegua
Highlights include the houses with traditional gabled roofs, the parish church, vice-royalty era stone windmills and the Sabaya archaeological site, a place that is considered to have been an Inca administrative centre. The area also holds the archaeological sites of Torata Alta, Ccamata or Pampa Colorada and the mythical Cerro Baúl and its beautiful countryside, where a tourism complex has been established.
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Cerro Baúl Archaeological Site
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
18 km north-west of Moquegua (20 minutes by car).
The name comes from the shape of the mountain, which resembles a trunk or chest. A small walled city of Wari origin (600 – 1100 A.D.) is...
Cerro Baúl Archaeological Site
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
18 km north-west of Moquegua (20 minutes by car).
Moquegua
The name comes from the shape of the mountain, which resembles a trunk or chest. A small walled city of Wari origin (600 – 1100 A.D.) is found there, which is currently an important centre where the Andean population continues its “payment” or ceremonial rituals in honour of the Apus or spirits.
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Chen Chen Geoglyphs
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
1.5 km south of Moquegua, on the road to...
Most of the figures are zoomorphic, with a few that are geometric. Due to its location, it is believed that the site belonged to the...
Chen Chen Geoglyphs
Visiting Hours :
Daytime.
Location :
1.5 km south of Moquegua, on the road to Toquepala.
Moquegua
Most of the figures are zoomorphic, with a few that are geometric. Due to its location, it is believed that the site belonged to the Tiahuanaco Civilization.
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Transportation
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Lodging
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Cuy frito (Fried guinea pig)
Guinea pig in breadcrumbs or coated with ground corn in the pre-Hispanic style.
Cuy frito (Fried guinea pig)
Moquegua
Guinea pig in breadcrumbs or coated with ground corn in the pre-Hispanic style.
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Mackerel or mixed Cebiche
Fish and/or seafood cooked with lemon. Served with onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and lettuce.
Mackerel or mixed Cebiche
Moquegua
Fish and/or seafood cooked with lemon. Served with onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and lettuce.
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Octupus chicharón
Small pieces of octopus fried in oil. Served with a salad of onions, tomatoes, potatoes and cooked yam.
Octupus chicharón
Moquegua
Small pieces of octopus fried in oil. Served with a salad of onions, tomatoes, potatoes and cooked yam.
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Picante de cuy (Spicy guinea pig)
Fried guinea pig in a sauce made of green onions with peanuts and red chili peppers.
Picante de cuy (Spicy guinea pig)
Moquegua
Fried guinea pig in a sauce made of green onions with peanuts and red chili peppers.
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Parihuela
Broth made from red chilies, onions, tomatoes and a large variety of shellfish.
Parihuela
Moquegua
Broth made from red chilies, onions, tomatoes and a large variety of shellfish.
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Picante de mariscos (Spicy shellfish stew)
Stew made with mashed potato and red chilies, to which pieces of shellfish (limpets, clams) and seaweed (cochayuyo) are added.
Picante de mariscos (Spicy shellfish stew)
Moquegua
Stew made with mashed potato and red chilies, to which pieces of shellfish (limpets, clams) and seaweed (cochayuyo) are added.
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Chupe de camarones
Shrimp soup made with milk, eggs and oregano.
Chupe de camarones
Moquegua
Shrimp soup made with milk, eggs and oregano.
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Festivals
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Festival of Santa Fortunata
14 - 14 Oct
Worshippers arrive from all over the region in order to participate in the procession in honour of Saint Fortunata, the patron saint of Moquegua....
Festival of Santa Fortunata
Moquegua
Begins: 14-October-2017
Ends: 14-October-2017
Worshippers arrive from all over the region in order to participate in the procession in honour of Saint Fortunata, the patron saint of Moquegua. Fairs and artistic, cultural, and recreational shows are held in her honour.
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Moquegua Tourism Week
20 - 25 Nov
The anniversary of the founding of Moquegua is celebrated on 25 November, offering visitors tours of the main attractions of the area, as well as...
Moquegua Tourism Week
Moquegua
Begins: 20-November-2017
Ends: 25-November-2017
The anniversary of the founding of Moquegua is celebrated on 25 November, offering visitors tours of the main attractions of the area, as well as mountain bike races and hanggliding contests.
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