Just like the ancient Chinchorros, we were drawn to El Morro, the rocky hill overlooking Arica.
El Morro offers quite a view, even though we only made it partway up. (It was so darn hot that we got a little woozy out in the heavy sun, especially once there were no more options for shade.)
I don’t know why the stairs are painted as they are, but I like it. I also enjoyed the various murals, including one showing a Chinchorro fisherman using tools we had just seen in the nearby museum.Read more
Two to TravelThe paint job is definitely new since our last visit in 2014.We were there earlier this month and this time took a tour outside the city, but got up to the top of El Morro again.
ChileAricaEl Morro18°28’51” S 70°19’20” W
ChileAricaEl Morro18°28’51” S 70°19’20” W
Two to Travel The paint job is definitely new since our last visit in 2014.We were there earlier this month and this time took a tour outside the city, but got up to the top of El Morro again.
Traveler Ah, no wonder the colors are so vivid. The sun hasn’t had much chance to fade things, yet.