Toquepala Caves
Toquepala Caves are located near Toquepala mine, about 154 km from the city of Tacna, in the extreme southeast of Peru. They are notable for a number of rock paintings. The best known of them is the cave named Abrigo del Diablo.- Type: Locality
- Description: cave
- Also known as: “Villa Toquepala”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Toquepala Airport.
Toquepala Caves
- Categories: cave and cave with prehistoric art
- Location: Ilabaya District, Jorge Basadre Province, Tacna, Peru, South America
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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
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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”
- Hausa: “Kogon Toquepala”
- 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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Barrio Azul and Incapuquio.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cerro Villa and Cerro Incapuquio.
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