Archaeological Museum of San Miguel de Azapa

This archaeological museum associated with the University of Tarapacá is ten km east of Arica, down the Azapa Valley. More than 20,000 artefacts are displayed, depicting the 10,000 year history of human culture in northern Chile. The area around Arica is one of the driest on earth and the location of cemeteries of the oldest intentionally preserved human remains in the world - the Chinchorro Mummies.