Toquepala Caves

Toquepala Caves are located near , about 154 km from the city of , in the extreme southeast of . They are notable for a number of rock paintings. The best known of them is the cave named Abrigo del Diablo.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cave
  • Also known as: Toquepala” and “Villa Toquepala

Places of Interest

Highlights include Toquepala Airport.

Aerodrome
is a high-elevation airport serving the mining village of in the Tacna Region of . The runway has nearby high terrain in all quadrants.

Toquepala Caves

Latitude
-17.30053° or 17° 18′ 2″ south
Longitude
-70.64724° or 70° 38′ 50″ west
Elevation
2,629 metres (8,625 feet)
Open location code
57JFM9X3+Q4
Geo­Names ID
3927173
Wiki­data ID
Q568661
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Toquepala Caves” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كهوف توكويبالا
  • Egyptian Arabic: كهوف توكويبالا
  • French: Grottes de Toquepala
  • French: Toquepala
  • Georgian: ტოკეპალა
  • Japanese: トケパラ洞穴
  • Japanese: トケパラ洞窟
  • Kotava: Toquepala (arula)
  • Kotava: Toquepala
  • Lithuanian: Tokepalos urvas
  • Macedonian: Токепала
  • Polish: Toquepala
  • Portuguese: Caverna Toquepala
  • Quechua: Tukipala mach’ay
  • Russian: Токепала
  • Spanish: Cuevas de Toquepala
  • Ukrainian: Печера Токепала

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