Museo de Sitio Colón 10
An in situ museum at the foot of Morro de Arica, where a glass floor lets you look down on Chinchorro mummy burials discovered on the site.
In 2004, during the conversion of a private house, dozens of Chinchorro mummies were discovered. The site was then turned into an in situ museum, where visitors stand on glass floors and look down at burials preserved in sand exactly as they were found. It forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Chinchorro Culture” sites. It is located at 10 Calle Colón in the city center, about a 5-minute walk from the cathedral, and can be combined with a climb of Morro de Arica. The exhibition rooms are small, and you can see everything in about half an hour.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of San Marcos
- Morro de Arica
- Former Customs House of Arica
- Playa El Laucho
- Península del Alacrán
- Playa La Lisera
- Playa Chinchorro
- Azapa Valley Geoglyphs