Gerard M. Foley

Travel & Photography Collection

Arica, Chile

The third day the ship called at Arica, the northern most city in Chile.

Like all the cities along the Pacific Coast of South America, it is, to a North American's eyes, extraordinarily clean and very attractive.



A street scene
A street scene
A small museum displays artifacts of ancient cultures
A small museum displays artifacts of ancient cultures

On the slopes of hills near Arica are figures somewhat like those on the Nazca Plain in neighboring Peru.
On the slopes of hills near Arica are figures somewhat like those on the Nazca Plain in neighboring Peru.

An Andean highland village is replicated in Arica. This is the chapel.
An Andean highland village is replicated in Arica. This is the chapel.
Pre Columbian figures
Pre Columbian figures
The village garden:
The village garden:
A reason for Arica's cleanliness
A reason for Arica's cleanliness