Miculla petroglyphs
The San Francisco de Miculla petroglyphs, commonly known as the Miculla petroglyphs, are petroglyphs located 22 kilometres from Tacna, Peru. They are carved in low relief in the rocks, and depict people fighting, dancing and hunting animals.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone carved glyphs in Peru
- Also known as: “Complejo Arqueológico de Miculla” and “San Francisco de Miculla petroglyphs”
Miculla petroglyphs
- Categories: petroglyph, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tacna, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.87103° or 17° 52′ 16″ southLongitude
-70.10758° or 70° 6′ 27″ westOpen location code
57JF4VHR+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 408481648OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2045784
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Miculla petroglyphs” goes by many names.
- French: “Miculla”
- French: “pétroglyphes de Miculla”
- French: “Pétroglyphes de Miculla”
- Georgian: “მიკულია”
- Japanese: “ミクージャの岩絵遺跡群”
- Quechua: “Miculla”
- Quechua: “Mik’ulla”
- Quechua: “Mikulla”
- Russian: “Микулья”
- Spanish: “Miculla”
- Spanish: “Petroglifos de Miculla”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de Miculla and Comisaría PNP Pachia.
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