Top 5 Specialty Museums in Arica, Arica and Parinacota Region

June 9, 2021 Fernanda Pittenger

Arica (/əˈriːkə/ ə-REE-kə; Spanish: [aˈɾika]) is a commune and a port city with a population of 196,590 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only 18 km (11 mi) south of the border with Peru. The city is the capital of both the Arica Province and the Arica and Parinacota Region. Arica has a mild, temperate climate with some of the lowest annual rainfall rates anywhere in the world, consequently there are rarely any clouds over Arica. Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. At the location of the city are two lush valleys that dissect the Atacama Desert converge: Azapa and Lluta. These valleys provide fruit for export.
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1. Sea Museum

Pasaje Sangra # 315, Arica 1000499 Chile +56 9 6909 5863 [email protected] http://www.museodelmardearica.cl
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5.0 based on 30 reviews

Sea Museum

The Arica Sea Museum show some of the thousand of marvelous creatures and fossils from the sea, through the personal collection of professor Mr. Nicolás Hrepic, who gathered all kind of seashells and fossils from all around the globe since the 1960's decade.

2. Museo Arqueologico San Miguel de Azapa

Camino Azapa Km. 12, Arica Chile +56 (0) 58 205 551 [email protected] http://www.uta.cl/masma/
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4.5 based on 488 reviews

Museo Arqueologico San Miguel de Azapa

Reviewed By ArturoOpaso - Santiago, Chile

Great Museum clearly shows in a very scholar way about the history of the Chinchorro culture with mummies older than the famous Egyptian ones. We drove to the museum and spend the rest of the day in The Valley , Lots to see

3. Museo Momias Chinchorro

Camino Azapa km. 12, Arica Chile +56 58 220 5555 http://masma.uta.cl
Excellent
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4.5 based on 281 reviews

Museo Momias Chinchorro

Reviewed By KatrienS955 - Ghent, Belgium

This is the part of the museum that displays the tools used in mummification, as well as the mummies themselves and the clothes and attributes they wore. Most mummies did not come with expensive jewellery or clothes, but were common people and children. The tools and clothes are well displayed, as well as some parts of the mummies and mummies of small children en fetuses. The other mummies are in 1 large room and are seen through 1 window

4. Museo De Sitio Colon 10

Cristobal Colon 10, Arica 1000721 Chile +56 58 220 5041
Excellent
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4.5 based on 130 reviews

Museo De Sitio Colon 10

Reviewed By belliker - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Upon excavating the grounds for a new hotel, the undertakers stumbled on innumerable skeletons, and the University of Taracapa, guardians and caretakers of the Chinchorro mummies was able to stop construction and purchase the site. The skeletal remains have been left to rest in their original place and position. A glass floor allows visitors a respectful observation of this several thousand year old burial place in Northern Chile. Closed on Mondays, so plan your visit to Arica accordingly.

5. Museo Viracocha

Avenida brasilia 2125, Arica 1020016 Chile +56 9 5058 7754 http://www.buckexpeditions.com

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