Museo Regional

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  • Address
    Baquedano 951, city center
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    411 214

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Lonely Planet review

Iquique's former courthouse now hosts the catch-all Museo Regional, which earnestly recreates a traditional adobe altiplano village (complete with mannequins in Aymara dress). The surrounding chambers also have some attention-grabbing exhibits, from animal fetuses floating in formaldehyde to masked Chinchorro mummies and elongated Tiwanaku skulls. Interesting photographs also explore Iquique's urban beginnings, and a fascinating display dissects the nitrate industry.