4 PLACES TO VISIT IN TACNA-PERU

 A place that is also called “The heroic”, Tacna city is called like this because of its background. It was taken by the Chileans for several years, but they were still loyal to Peru. This city has its own and particular beauty. Even though it does not have too many places to visit like others cities in Peru, there are some places that are worth visiting.

Tacna is 97 miles south of the city Moquegua on the Pan-American Highway, 22 miles from the Chilean

frontier and 35 miles from the international port of Arica, to which there is a railway. It is 1292 km from

Lima by road. As this is the nearest town to Chile, transport links are good. The airport is at Km 5 on the

Panamericana Sur, on the way to the border.

1. Plaza de Armas
   
   

As all cities in Peru, the Plaza de Armas is in the center of the city. In my opinion, I this Plaza de Armas

is different to other ones, the cathedral has been designed by Eiffel and the symbol of the city, the Arca de

Los Héroes that has two huge bronze statues of the heroes Admiral Grau and Colonel Bolognesi. Also, the

bronze fountain there is said to be a duplicate of the one in the Place de la Concorde (Paris) and was also

designed by Eiffel.

2. Locumba
   
   

This place is outside the city. It is a small town with a small plaza. Here people come to try the culinary

and to celebrate La Fiesta del Señor de Locumba every September 14th where people dance, make some

religious celebrations, artisanal fairs, and more.  

3. Llostay

If you like to swing in big waves in crystal clear water and lonely beaches this is the right place. I can

ensure this because this is the beach of my childhood. I use to go there for an entire month. A thing that

makes this beach a special place is that the rocks that are in the on the beach from little natural swimming pools Also, there is a big rock that divides one beach from the other where one called “El Toro” has bigger waves than the other. Really recommend this place.

4. Boca del Rio
   
   

Another set of beaches that has more variety of beaches and more places to buy things and restaurants.

Also, people go more often there because there is more housing there than Llostay.