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Arica

Arica offers ways to understand Chinchorro culture through museums and protected archaeological landscapes. Colón 10, the Azapa Valley and Morro de Arica provide distinct contexts for exploring the city’s history and its wider region.

Exterior of the Colón 10 Site Museum beside the Morro de Arica.
Photo by Eduardo Banderas G. Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
The place

What makes it special

  • Colón 10 Site Museum interprets funerary context in situ.
  • The San Miguel de Azapa Archaeological Museum is about 12 kilometres from Arica.
  • Morro de Arica brings together pre-Hispanic traces and memorials to the 1880 battle.
San Miguel de Azapa Archaeological Museum in the Azapa Valley.
Photo by Bachelot Pierre J-P Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Wide view of the Morro de Arica above the Pacific coast.
Photo by Bachelot Pierre J-P Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Exterior of the Colón 10 Site Museum beside the Morro de Arica.

Arica and Chinchorro: from museum to archaeological landscape

A two-part visit to understand Chinchorro culture: first, the collections in Arica and Azapa; then, the protected places that should not be treated as ruins open for unrestricted access.

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Profile updated: 11/10/2026