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San Francisco de Miculla Petroglyphs

Location:
Near Tacna
Tacna, Peru

Ruin

By Paula Newton

Close to Tacna (22 kilometers) are the San Francisco de Miculla Petroglyphs. The drawings are of dancing, fighting and people hunting animals. The age of the petroglyphs is a point of debate with age estimates varying between 500 AC and 1445 AC. The carvings are of all different sizes and are on the surface of red silica rocks.

Getting There
Catch a minibus from Tacna Centro on 2 de Mayo ($0.70, 30 minutes). It will let you off at the roadside, from where it is yet about a 10-minute, lonely hike to the site. Or go by taxi $3.35-5 one way, 30 minutes) and take a combi back into town.

Travel Tips: There is no place to buy food or water. It takes about a few hours to truly see the site, as the pertoglyphs are quite dispersed. Miculla can be combines with a trip to Calientes hot springs (about 30 minutes away walking).

Price Description: Both the site and the museum are free.

Open Hours from: Dawn

Open Hours to: Dusk

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