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Edificio de la Aduana & Museo Naval
Meter-thick walls enclose this haughty colonial-style customshouse, built in 1871 when Iquique was still Peruvian territory. Peru incarcerated prisoners here during the War of the Pacific, and the building would later see battle in the Chilean civil war of 1891. The Aduana houses a small naval museum with artifacts salvaged from the sunken Esmeralda , a plucky little Chilean corvette that challenged ironclad Peruvian warships in the War of the Pacific.
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Museo Histórico Militar
Iquique's little military museum, Museo Histórico Militar features a patriotic parade of exhibits on the War of the Pacific. The enthusiastic guard usually allows guests to wield an original cavalry sword.
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Museo Naval
Meter-thick walls enclose the haughty colonial-style customshouse, Edificio de la Aduana, built in 1871 when Iquique was still Peruvian territory - Peru incarcerated prisoners here during the War of the Pacific. Inside is the small naval museum with artifacts salvaged from the sunken Esmeralda, a plucky little Chilean corvette that challenged ironclad Peruvian warships in the War of the Pacific.
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Museo Regional
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.
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Palacio Astoreca
Built for a nitrate tycoon, this 1904 Georgian-style mansion is now a Centro de Cultura, which exhibits paintings by local artists. It has a fantastic interior of opulent rooms with elaborate woodwork and high ceilings, massive chandeliers, a gigantic billiard table and balconies.
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