Museo de Zela

South Coast


The small, musty Museo de Zela provides a look at the interior of one of Tacna’s oldest colonial buildings, the Casa de Zela. Here you can see some period furnishings and personal objects of Zela – a national independence hero who led Revolución de Tacna in 1811 – in addition to portaits of Peru's many presidents.


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