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Tacna is located in the far south only 35 km from the
border with Chile. Tacna has a population of about 170,000. The city lies
in the Atacama desert near the Pacific Ocean and in summer it can get very
hot. Again, don't spare the sun screen. Fortunately there's lots of shade
especially in the downtown area with the palm-tree promenade and Plaza
de Armas. Tacna is part of a duty free zone that is associated with Arica
Chile. Consequently it has one of the biggest artifact markets around.
In this case Japanese and Korean artifacts like color TV's, vcrs but the
prices really are pretty good. There are also a lot of shops with traditional
Peruvian handicrafts. It has daily flights to and from Lima and other major
Peruvian cities. |
