''LAS PEAÑAS'' MUSEUM It's located in Pocollay district, in front of Peru park, on a ground composed of gravel and boulders. The museum opening soon to outline what types of tombs and objects recovered from them in addition to other archaeological samples from the region of Tacna in two exhibition rooms called "Sala peañas" and "Sala regional". Excavation work started in 1981-1982 rescuing 56 graves, they are classified as pits and cists. The contexts were generally composed of a body in a flexed position and wrapped in simple cloth associated with ceramics, agricultural implements, textiles, food products of the valley, marine products among others. Its cultural lineage, relates to the period of Late Regional Developments (1,000-1445 years A.C.) and Inca era, even some objects or cultural materials dating from the early colonial.  Return to Previous Page