Moquegua

Moquegua

Practical Guide for Travelers

Moquegua

Location

Southern coast of Peru

Capital

Moquegua (at 4,626 ft / 1,410 m)

Altitude

Min.:

Max.:

16 ft (5 m) (Pueblo Nuevo)

12,323 ft (3,756 m) (Ichuña)

Weather

Temperature

Max.:

Min.: 63 °F (17 °C)

79 °F (26 °C) Mar-Jun Sept-Dec

How to get here?

By land Dec-Mar Jun-Sept

Lima-Moquegua: 712 miles (1,146 km) / 16 h

Arequipa-Moquegua: 141 miles (227 km) / 4 h

Tacna-Moquegua: 99 miles (159 km) / 2 h

Ilo-Moquegua: 58 miles (93 km) / 1 h 20 min

By air

Ilo-Lima: 1 h 45 min

Moquegua

Province capital Department capital District capital Tourist attraction

PISCO ROUTE

to Arequipa, Lima

to Ilo, Tacna

Bodega Biondi

AREQUIPA

to Arequipa, Lima MARISCAL

OCÉANO PACÍFICO

Playa Boca del Río

Muelle Fiscal

Puerto Inglés

Reserva Nacional Punta Coles

Playa Pozo de Lisas

International border

Provincial border

Dirt road

Main road Airport Protected Natural Area

Paved road

Reserva Nacional

Salinas y Aguada Blanca

Ubinas

Matalaque

Lloque

Yunga

Ichuña Chojata

GENERAL SÁNCHEZ CERRO

Coalaque

de Omate

Quinistaquillas

MARISCAL NIETO

Mollesaja

monumental cerro Baúl

Moquegua

Valle del Tixani

Aguas termales de Putina

Calacoa Carumas Cuchumbaya

Aguas termales de Cuchumbaya

PUNO

Embalse Pasto Grande

Laguna Vizcacha

Yacimiento de Cuajone

Torata

Samegua

Ruta del Pisco

Distances

By private transportation, from the city of Moquegua to the cities of:

DESTINATION DISTANCE TIME

Omate (General Sánchez Cerro Province) 88 miles (141 km) 3 h

Agenda

February

March-April (varies)

March-April

April

May 26

October 14

2nd Saturday of November

November 25

Ilo “Puerto de Encanto” Summer Tourism Week

Easter Week at Omate (General Sánchez Cerro)

Festival del Charango de Oro (Mariscal Nieto)

Festival de la Vendimia (Mariscal Nieto and General Sánchez Cerro)

Anniversary of the province of Ilo

Religious festivity of the Virgin and Martyr Saint Fortunata, in the city of Moquegua (Mariscal Nieto)

Apricot Macerate Festival Day

Anniversary of the foundation of Moquegua

What to eat?

The cuisine of the coast of Moquegua is enriched by marine products. Some emblematic dishes are roasted octopus, seafood picante (a stew of mashed potatoes and red chili pepper with barnacles and machas). In the Andean area, guinea pig is used in preparations, such as picante de cuy, pepian de cuy (a guinea pig stew with peanut sauce and chili peppers) and cuy frito. Other dishes include patasca moqueguana (broth of entrails with mote corn and peppermint) and chupe de camarones (shrimp soup with milk, egg, and oregano). The region is also known for its traditional breads and sweets. In addition to its famous wines and piscos, Moquegua also produces liqueurs, such as leche de monja (pisco, egg and lemon), apricot macerate and three-fig chimbango.

What to buy?

Crafts with marine elements, textiles and crafts influenced by the Chiribaya culture (Ancient Peru). Works with copper embossing, decorative ornaments or fabrics influenced by the Contisuyo culture. Alpaca and sheep fiber fabrics, ideal for low temperatures.

What to visit?

Mariscal Nieto Province

Plaza Mayor of Moquegua

In the middle of this renovated square, surrounded by some of the most emblematic buildings in the city, an ornamental fountain stands out, the work of the Parisian foundry Jean-Jacques Ducel et Fils. This fountain, installed in 1877 represents Talia, Aglaya and Euphrosyne, the three graces of Greek mythology.

Muro de la iglesia Matriz

Cl. Moquegua s/n, Plaza Mayor

The stone façade of this church, built in 1660 and rebuilt in 1792, stands out. It shows some marks of the stonemasons to certify the participation of indigenous communities in its construction. The church exhibits a mural painted by indigenous artists by the end of the 18th century.

Museo Contisuyo

Cl. Moquegua s/n, Plaza Mayor. Mon-Fri, 8:30-12:30, 14:30-17:30 and Sat, 8:30-11:30. Entrance fee charged.

The Contisuyo museum is located behind the façade of the old Iglesia Matriz and exhibits ceramics, textiles and metallurgical pieces from the Wari and Tiahuanaco cultures. There is also a collection of archaeological finds from pre-Inca cultures that occupied valleys of Moquegua and Ilo, such as Chiribaya, Tumilaca and Estuquiña.

Dirección de Cultura - Antigua cárcel de Moquegua

Cl. Ayacucho, cdra. 5, Plaza Mayor. Mon-Fri, 8:30-12:00 and 14:00-15:00. Free entrance.

It is one of the oldest buildings in the city. By 1762 it was a place of detention for rebels. During the Pacific War, it functioned as headquarters and then, until 1985, a prison. The building was restored and today you can see its original floors.

Casa tradicional de Moquegua

Cl. Ayacucho, cdra. 5

This 18th-century mansion has windows with iron Sevillian grilles and the longest balcony in the south of the country.

Casa Vargas Morán

Cl. Ancash 453

Traditional mansion of the late nineteenth century, with wooden floors and doors, carved stone courtyards, adobe walls and slanted ceiling. Currently, the Anglo-American information center operates here.

Casa Chocano

Cl. Ancash cdra. 4

Previous coordination with Casa Chocano is needed to visit this 19th-century mansion that preserves the furniture and decoration of the time.

Casa del Conde de Alastaya

Cl. Moquegua, cdra. 4

On the façade of this mansion built in 1750, you can see the heraldic coat of arms belonging to the Nieto y Roa family. Its columns, carved with representations of the local flora, are remarkable.

festivity day is on October 14.

Casa Mariátegui

Cl. Ayacucho 520

This is the house of José Carlos Mariátegui, one of the most important Peruvian thinkers of the twentieth century.

Casa Berríos (Casa de la Cultura)

Cl. Moquegua 851

This house has a beautiful masonry façade with a wooden balcony. Inside is the oldest jar in America, dated 1540.

Iglesia y barrio Belén

Cl. Moquegua, 5 blocks from the Plaza Mayor

Belén is a traditional neighborhood that maintains its Colonial and Republican architecture. Among its houses with slanted ceilings and wooden balconies, the walls of a colonial hospital stand out, one of the oldest in the country.

Ruta del Pisco y Vino

Lower Moquegua Valley and Valleys of Los Angeles and Estuquiña Towns

The Pisco and Wine Route is designed to visit different vineyards and learn about the artisanal production techniques used since colonial times and about the semi-industrial processes. The following wineries that are part of the Pisco and Wine Route:

• Biondi, kilometer 1143 of the Panamericana Sur highway

• El Mocho, El Cuadrante ranch

• Atencio, Toquepala road kilometer 1.5; Chen Chen area

• Rayito de Sol, El Rayo ranch, Paisajista way, kilometer 1, s/n

• Bodega Viejo Molino, Callejón Buenavista 150 Charsagua (near the airport)

Mirador Cristo Blanco

Moquegua District, El Siglo hill

The white Chris that crowns this natural viewpoint is the guardian of the city. From here you can get beautiful panoramic photos of Moquegua and its surroundings.

Aguas termales de Putina

88 miles (141 km) north of the city of Moquegua, town of Calacoa (4 h by car)

The water is expelled by the geysers up to 16 ft (5 m) high, creating a true natural spectacle. Pools of different sizes are formed in the surroundings.

General Sánchez Cerro Province

Omate

91 miles (147 km) north of the city of Moquegua (3 h by car)

The 17 population centers that make up the valley live from the cultivation of fruits and cattle ranching. In the main square of the village of Omate is the colonial temple of San Lino, built in adobe and with a high altar of wood and gold leaf. Omate is known for its production of bread, which in the 19th century was prepared with ground wheat in hydraulic stone mills, located in the upper part of the town. Since 2010, Easter Week has been a National Cultural Heritage.

Ilo Province

Iglesia de San Jerónimo

Plaza de Armas of Ilo city. Mon-Sun, 7:30-8:30 and 15:00-19:00.

The temple, built in 1871, has a single nave of wood and corrugated iron. Its bell has an inscription of the year 1647. Its inner walls are decorated in gold leaves.

Casonas

Ilo City

Throughout the city there are nineteenth century old mansions characterized by their double slanted ceilings, spacious rooms and imposing façades with gates and windows. Some of the best known are those of the Gambetta, Zapata, Valdivia, Segovia, Malatesta and Jiménez de la Flor areas, among others.

Glorieta José Gálvez and Muelle Fiscal

Prlg. Calle 28 de Julio, on the boardwalk of the Ilo city Iconic construction of the city since 1915. The iron viewpoint with wooden supports is located on a boulder and joins the boardwalk by the Venus bridge. From there you can enjoy a beautiful view of the sea, the boats, the sea lions, and the birds that visit the coast. The Fiscal Pier was built at the end of the 19th century to facilitate port activity and next to it is the current small-scale fishermen’s pier.

Museo de sitio de Chiribaya

Distrito El Algarrobal s/n (15 min by car from the city of Ilo)

Its collection includes archaeological pieces from the cultures developed in Ilo and focuses mainly on the Chiribaya culture. It has a view of the El Algarrobal valley and the Chiribaya ranch, where Marshal Domingo Nieto was born.

Cl. 2

Reserva Nacional de Islas, Islotes and Puntas Guaneras - Punta Coles

Hospital Regional

Estadio 25 de Noviembre

9 miles (15 km) south of the city of Ilo. Mon-Sun, 8:00-15:00. Prior coordination, contact: (+51) 968-218-652

Cl. Rosa Bayarri

The national reserve of guano islands, islets and capes is home to approx. 3,500 sea lions, Humboldt penguins, otters and guano birds (pelicans, boobies, terns, and seagulls).

Cl. 25 de Noviembre

Cl. Av . Simón Bolívar

Geoglifos de Chen Chen

1 mile (1.5 km) southwest of the city of Moquegua (15 min by car)

Chen Chen geoglyphs form one of the most important settlements of the Tiahuanaco culture on the southern Andean coast of Peru. There are mainly zoomorphic representations of camelids on the ground of this chain of hills. The silhouettes can be seen preferably very early or at sunset.

Torata District

12 miles (20 km) northeast of the city of Moquegua (25 min by car / 40 min by bus)

Traditional village with lanted-roof houses and a beautiful countryside. It stands out for its archaeological wealth, as in its surroundings are the Inca administrative center of Sabaya and the archaeological sites of Torata, Camata and Cerro Baúl. Torata’s stone mills give an account of its colonial past.

Zona arqueológica monumental cerro Baúl

11 miles (18 km) northeast of the city of Moquegua (20 min by car)

Mon-Fri, 8:00-17:00. Entrance fee charged.

This walled citadel, built by the Waris (600-1100 AD), is located on top of a trunk-shaped mountain. It is visited by those who want to make rituals and offerings to the land and the Apus (mountains). Every year, during Easter, thousands of people make the journey to its summit.

Catarata de Mollesaja

Mollesaja Grande sector, town of Yacango, Torata district, 12 miles (20 km) northeast of the city of Moquegua (35 min by car and 20 min on foot)

After a walk along the cobbled path on the slopes of the hills, you can access this waterfall, more than 330 ft (100 m) high, fed by the Pasto Grande lagoon.

Valle del Tixani

119 miles (192 km) north of the city of Moquegua (3-4 h by car)

An Inter-Andean valley where the towns of the districts of Carumas, Cuchumbaya and San Cristóbal are located. Potato and oregano grow in this area, and there is a growing livestock sector. In addition to its beautiful landscapes, it has geysers and hot springs. Its main attractions are the practice of mountaineering and its traditions of Aymara origin, with the dance of Sarawja, La Palomita and Los Pules declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

Beaches

• Boca del río

1.2 miles 2 km north of the city of Ilo (8 min by car)

The beach is called “River mouth” because the Ilo river flows here. The sand is fine and behind the rocks you can find Conchuela, a beach with a privileged view of the bay.

• Wawakiki

23 miles (37 km) north of the city of Ilo (30 min by car)

With clear and fine sand, it is ideal for camping. In the surrounding hills there are archaeological remains.

• Platanales

23 miles (37 km) north of the city of Ilo (30 min by car)

The caves of this fine sandy beach have petroglyphs. Camping is possible.

• Puerto Inglés

1.2 miles (2 km) south of the city of Ilo (5 min by car)

The cliffs form a natural pool of crystalline and calm waters.

• Pozo de Lisas

4 miles (7 km) south of the city of Ilo (12 min by car)

Paradisiacal beach with clear sand and calm waters that has places that offer food. Its conditions make it perfect for family tourism.

• Tronco de Oro

18 miles (29 km) south of the city of Ilo (30 min by car)

Its fine sand and calm waters make it ideal for camping.

• Jaboncillo

19 miles (14 km) north of the city of Ilo

With calm waters and white sand. There is a pool of fresh water. Camping is possible.

• Enfermeras

9 miles (14 km) north of the city of Ilo

Easily accessible beach, it is an area surrounded by high rocky cliffs that simulate a natural pool with calm waters.

• Coquina

9 miles (14 km) north of the city of Ilo

It is next to Bolivia Mar beach, with calm waters, light blue on the shore and green in the depths.

Fundos (Ranches)

• Poquera

4 miles (7 km) north of the city of Ilo

In this ranch is a 400-years Olive Tree, the oldest in America.

• Chiviquina

10 miles (15.9 km) north of the city of Ilo

With an area of 4 hectares, it has 165 olive trees in production, several of which are more than 300 years old.

Moquegua

Centro Cultural Santo Domingo

Catedral Santo Domingo

Dirección de Cultura - Antigua cárcel de Moquegua

Casa Mariátegui

Casona Tradicional Vargas Morán

Casona Chocano

Solar del Conde de Alastaya

Muro Matriz and Museo Contisuyo

Casa de la Cultura

Casa de Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera

Iglesia y barrio Belén

Mirador Cristo Blanco

Plaza Center Moquegua

Cl. Moquegua

Pje. Perú

Cl.PuertoRico

Cl. México

Cl.Venezuela

Av.LaPaz

Cl.AlmiranteMiguelGrau

ÓvaloMariscal DomingoNieto

Universidad Nacional de Moquegua

Cl.Áncash

Mercado Central

Av . José Balta

Cl.Lima

Cl.Omate

Cl. Lambayeque

Cl.Alto Perú

Cl.Lambayeque

Cl.Piura

Cl.Moquegua

Cl.Ayacucho

Plaza Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Cl.Perú

Pje. Chirimoyo

Pje. 1 AvJoséBalta

Pje. 2

Cl. 3

Cl. Independencia

Cl. 1 de Mayo

Pje.SantaCecilia

Cl.MártirJoséOlaya

Cl. Nicolás de Piérola

Parque del Maestro

Cl. Castro

Cl. Mercedes

Pje. Simón Bolívar ÓvaloCl.LosClaveles ElÁngel

Estación de bomberos

Cl.Amazonas

Pje. Florida Pje. 3

Banco de la Nación

Cl.Tacna

Información turística

Plazuela SantoDomingo

Cl.Junín Cl.Cusco

Cl.Arequipa

Cl.Tarapacá

Cl. Cajamarca

Jr . Loreto

Cl.Huánuco

Cl.Puno

Jr.La Magnolia

Cl.La Primavera

Cl.Huancayo

Cl.LosAmancaes

Pje.JoséMaría Cl.Moquegua

Cl.Cusco

Cl.Callao Cl.ElSiglo

Pje.TúpacAmaru

Cl.Tarapacá

Pje.FranciscoBolognesi

Prlg.ElSiglo

Cl. Puno Cl.Ilo Cl.Tacna

Cl.ManuelUbalde Cl.Garibaldi

Cl.LasFlores

Cl.Los Rosales Cl.SanJuandeDios

Cl.2de Febrero

Cl.Ica

Cl.Miraflores

Pje.Colombia

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