Must-see attractions in South Coast

  • Mirador

    South Coast

    It’s a five-minute walk from the main plaza up to a scenic mirador (lookout) with great views of the town and its surrounding mountains.

  • Palacio Municipal

    South Coast

    The Moorish, pastel-colored City Hall building was badly damaged in the earthquake and sits on the corner of the park awaiting repair.

  • Cathedral

    South Coast

    Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (of tower fame) designed the cathedral, noted for its fine stained-glass windows and onyx high altar.

  • Aquatic Park

    South Coast

    When temperatures are searing from January through to at least March, the beachside aquatic park opens alongside the sea.

  • Paracas Necropolis

    South Coast

    A few hundred meters behind the visitor complex on Cerro Colorado are the 5000-year-old remains of a necropolis related to the Paracas culture, which…

  • Casa Museo Basadre

    South Coast

    Named for a local historian born in 1903, this place is more convincing as a cultural center than a museum (though there’s a handful of old photos and an…

  • San Clemente Cathedral

    South Coast

    Pisco’s biggest casualty of the 2007 earthquake was the colonial San Clemente Cathedral. A new, modern, red-bricked church has gone up in its place,…

  • El Parque de la Locomotora

    South Coast

    About an 800m walk south of the train station, a British locomotive built in 1859 and used as a troop train in the War of the Pacific is the centerpiece…

  • Statue of José de San Martín

    South Coast

    This bronze statue of José de San Martín is the centerpiece of the the Plaza de Armas, with the independence hero on horseback with his hand raised urging…

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