Things to do in Tacna
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Museo Ferroviario & el Parque de la Locomotora
This museum located inside the train station – just ring the bell at the southern gates – gives the impression of stepping back in time. You can wander amid beautiful though poorly maintained 20th-century steam engines and rolling stock, plus atmospheric salons filled with historic paraphernalia, including a curious collection of international postage stamps, all to the tune of the lonely tap-tapping of the stationmaster’s ancient typewriter.
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Museo Ferroviario
The Museo Ferroviario is located inside the train station - just ring the bell at the southern gates - gives the impression of stepping back in time. You can wander amid beautiful though poorly maintained 20th-century steam engines and rolling stock, plus atmospheric salons filled with historic paraphernalia, including a curious collection of international postage stamps, all to the tune of the lonely tap-tapping of the station master's ancient typewriter.
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Plaza de Armas
Tacna's main plaza, Plaza de Armas, which is studded with palm trees and large pergolas topped by bizarre mushroom-like bushes, is a popular meeting place and has a patriotic flag-raising ceremony every Sunday morning. The plaza, famously pictured on the front of Peru's S/100 note, features a huge arch - a monument to the heroes of the War of the Pacific. It is flanked by larger-than-life bronze statues of Admiral Grau and Colonel Bolognesi.
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Café Genova
Brush shoulders with local socialites at this open-fronted streetside café with good espressos and cocktails, along with a variety of Peruvian and international snacks, desserts and light meals. It's the atmosphere you're paying for, not quality fare, though service is flawless.
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Sabor Latino
You’ll almost always find every table taken at this bustling cafe, which has lazy tropical ceiling fans and a spicy Latin soundtrack. It’s especially recommended for filling set lunches and dinners and Andean specialties such as cuy chactado (fried guinea pig).
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Museo Histórico Regional
If the tiny Museo Histórico Regional is closed, ask someone in the library below to open it. The main exhibit deals with the War of the Pacific, and features paintings and maps. There’s also a small collection of art and archaeological pieces.
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La Limón
With its own private entryway guarded by modelesque staff, this courtyard restaurant is vacant at times. On the innovative menu are traditional Peruvian dishes done with fusion flair, accompanied by a top-notch South American wine list.
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Fulin
This is a cheap vegetarian chifa in a rickety old building that somehow manages to deny the passing of time, but with a menu that offers gluten-free options. Just look for the sign with Chinese characters outside.
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El Parque de la Locomotora
About a 15-minute walk south of the train station, a British locomotive built in 1859 and used as a troop train in the War of the Pacific is the centerpiece of El Parque de la Locomotora, an otherwise empty roadside park.
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Museo de Zela
The small, musty Museo de Zela provides a look at the interior of one of Tacna’s oldest colonial buildings, the Casa de Zela. It houses a motley collection of 19th-century paintings of stately folk.
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La Huerta
In the suburb of Pocollay, La Huerta is a pleasant outdoor place with uproarious birdsong and a terrace with vine-covered trellising and live music some afternoons.
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La Mia Mama
This little Italian joint is a great place to sip a glass of vino de chacra (local table wine) over one of the menu’s classic pizzas or pastas. Tables fill up quickly.
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Boca del Río
Tacna's main seaside resort is Boca del Río, about 50km southwest of the city. Minibuses from Terminal Bolognesi go here along a good road.
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Café Verdi
Serving up tasty baked goods and desserts, as well as affordable fixed lunches, this spot remains chock-a-block with diners throughout the day.
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Fountain
Near the Plaza de Armas, the 6m-high bronze fountain was created by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (of tower fame)
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Cathedral
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (of tower fame) designed the cathedral, noted for its fine stained-glass windows and onyx high altar.
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