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Hospicio Destination Guide

Explore Hospicio in Peru

Hospicio in the region of Moquegua is a town in Peru - some 548 mi or ( 882 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Hospicio is now 06:26 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Iquique, Arica, Oruro, La Paz, and El Yaral. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Iquique . Where to go and what to see in Hospicio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Toquepala Caves

The Toquepala caves are located 154 kilometres from the city of Tacna, Peru in the western Andes at an altitude of 2,700 metres above sea level. The caves are 10 metres deep, 5 metres wide and 3 metres high. They are noted for the cave paintings found on the walls, depicting scenes of hunters corralling and killing a group of guanacos. This type of hunting is known as "chaco" in the Andes mountains. The hunters form human circles, corral the animals and either capture or kill them.

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Located at -17.50 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Caves of Peru, Prehistoric art, Rock art in South America