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Museo Arqueologico San Miguel de Azapa

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#4 of 40 things to do in Arica

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Camino Azapa Km. 12, Arica, Chile

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“olive trees”(3 reviews)

“ancient mummies”(2 reviews)

“chilli”(3 reviews)

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Camino Azapa Km. 12, Arica, Chile

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Brissy2

Caloundra, Australia

846203

Reviewed 15 December 2018

Interesting little museum at the university

Okay to incorporate into a tour. A fair distance from down town (30 mins drive). One of the few significant sites to see in the area with mummies dating back 6,000 years. No flash photography was allowed but photos were permitted. All exhibition display information...More

Date of experience: February 2018

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unclebobjim

Woburn Sands, United Kingdom

12423

Reviewed 7 July 2018

You Do Not See Mummies This Old Everyday

The Museo Arqueologico San Miguel de Azapa can be found on the road East out of Arica, in the Azapa Valley. You will find a variety of displays and dioramas here that detail the history of the peoples who have lived in this area over...More

Date of experience: February 2018

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A N

Cancun, Mexico

295

Reviewed 15 February 2018

Well preserved mummies

This, although smaller compared with the one in Azapa, is a good introduction to the subject. One is led to Azapa to see a more detailed description.

Date of experience: February 2018

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FunOnly

Calgary, Canada

712706

Reviewed 25 December 2017

Ancient Mummies

We visited this museum as part of a day tour on cruise ship stop in Arica, Chile. The highlight is a room that displays a selection of the oldest mummies in the world that predated the Egyptian golden age. The museum is quite small but...More

Date of experience: December 2017

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dnlgncqvd

Santiago, Chile

106

Reviewed 23 November 2017

World's oldest mummies

If you ever go to Arica, this museum is a must. Located after a short trip from Arica. This museum and the town itself is worth to be discovered. The surroundings are very calm as San Miguel de Azapa is a quiet town. In the...More

Date of experience: December 2016

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JHinnecke

Pickering, ON

59126

Reviewed 25 May 2017 via mobile

Don't go out of your way

We visited this rather pokey little museum as part of a larger tour of the azapa valley. It's associated with the local university. Museum seems to consist of two buildings featuring a variety of artifacts documenting the development of olive farming in the region and...More

Date of experience: May 2017

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Ellesbells742

Overland Park, Kansas

28538

Reviewed 11 May 2017

Some interesting items

There was a lot to see here from an original olive press to Early stone cooking items, to pictographs on stone, to mummified remains. I am not big on mummies, so to me that was not a draw. But many people seemed to be extremely...More

Date of experience: March 2017

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Claudia M

Madrid, Spain

5560

Reviewed 1 May 2017

Chinchorro mummies

If you are interested in history you should come here. There are shared taxis (colectivos), coloured completely in yellow that say Azapa and they depart from a "parada mixta" at the corner of Patricio Lynch with Chacabuco. The taxi leaves you in front of the...More

Date of experience: April 2017

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FabAndy

London, United Kingdom

4346

Reviewed 1 May 2017 via mobile

Incredible ancient mummies

Oldest mummies in the world. Taxi from Arica costs 18,000 pesos including 1 hour wait and return trip. Entrance 2,000 pesos. All in Spanish but incredible to see. Takes an hour to view. Also petroglyphs (stone carvings) and incredible intricate artefacts including fish hooks made...More

Date of experience: April 2017

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HernanTarque

Arica, Chile

164

Reviewed 23 March 2017

Amazing place, a must see!

This museum is in Azapa Valley, in small town San Miguel de Azapa. It's possible to see the oldest men in the region(Chinchorro) , and part of today culture(aymara).

Date of experience: February 2017

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Bluespirits

dose the museum accept USD? we will be on cruise ship, I heard there is no ATM to get Chile peso, wondering if the museum accept USD? thanks!

29 November 2017|

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I don’t think they do, but in any case it is inexpensive: $2.000 pesos. There are ATM machines close to the harbor. I’ll go again tomorrow and will ask if it still interests you.