MAIN ATTRACTIONS IN THE CAPITAL CITY
Plaza de Armas. This main square is one of the monumental spaces of great tourist attraction. Its holds a beautiful ornamental fountain, designed by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel.

Iglesia de Santo Domingo. It houses two carved retables; and in one of the altars, the mortal remains of Santa Fortunata are venerated.

Casa del Regidor Perpetuo de la Ciudad. This eighteenth century mansion, notable for its façade engraved in stone, displays at the back the family coat of arms and typical mestizo style flowers.

Casa de Alayza. A house of unadorned architecture belonging to the end of the eighteenth century.

Casa de la Familia Fernández Cornejo y Fernández de Córdova. This mansion, located in the Plaza de Armas, was built in the eighteenth century.

Casa de los Diez Canseco. Old mansion that in spite of not having the original façade, still keeps its artistic doorway, entirely carved in stone.

Casa de Angulo. This 1894 mansion, built under the influence of the end of the eighteenth century style, is elegant and huge.

Casa de Fernández Dávila. This one-story mansion, built in 1883 and simple in its design, holds a grand doorway and four barred windows at the front.

Samegua is 5 km (3 ml) away from the city. This locality with numerous fruit orchards offers a pleasant and colorful landscape.

Torata. At only 24 km (15 ml) from the center of the city, this picturesque district is home of rustic buildings showing the traditional mojinete roofs. The Torata church is impressive; the pulpit and beautiful wooden carved altar pieces are outstanding.

Cerro Baúl. This hill is an impressive and peculiar geological formation. The perimeter of its peak seems cut at a right angle, looking like a baúl or trunk.

Cuajone. At 32 km (19.8 ml) from the city, this sheer cliff cooper field can be fully appreciated from a belvedere, built as a sidewalk.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOQUEGUA
Ilo. This beautiful province of the department is located in a gorgeous bay, resting on top of underground rocks.

La Glorieta. This is a traditional esplanade to view the impressive Ileño littoral and the intense harbor activity.

Punto Coles is an observation site of the sea fauna, where great numbers of guano sea birds and herds of sea lions can be seen.

Los Olivares. This location is well-known for its olive production. The trees, with perimeters of over six meters each, are enormous and the olives are very big and of wonderful quality.

Fundación de Cobre. This cooper foundation belongs to Southern Peru Cooper Corporation. Designed to produce blistered cooper, it is considered one of the most modern in the world.

Refinería de Cobre. This refinery is located at 9 km (6 ml) north from the Ilo port and produces cooper refined with a 99,99% fineness.

Fuentes Termales de Omate, Ullucán, Ichuña, Cadenas and Putina. These thermal springs, very popular for their curative properties, originate from the hundreds of volcanoes in the area.

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