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    The major tourist sites in Moquegua, Peru include the Main Square of Moquegua, the Santo Domingo Cathedral, the Ornamental Fountain, the Wall of the Main Church, the Constitution Museum, and Puerto Ilo. The Main Square is the center of the city and features an iron ornamental pool designed by Gustave Eiffel. The Santo Domingo Cathedral was the first cathedral built in the Americas. Puerto Ilo is a city located on the Pacific coast that was historically home to pre-Columbian cultures and is now an important port and commercial center for the mining and energy industries in the Moquegua region.

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    The major tourist sites in Moquegua, Peru include the Main Square of Moquegua, the Santo Domingo Cathedral, the Ornamental Fountain, the Wall of the Main Church, the Constitution Museum, and Puerto Ilo. The Main Square is the center of the city and features an iron ornamental pool designed by Gustave Eiffel. The Santo Domingo Cathedral was the first cathedral built in the Americas. Puerto Ilo is a city located on the Pacific coast that was historically home to pre-Columbian cultures and is now an important port and commercial center for the mining and energy industries in the Moquegua region.

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    The major tourist sites in Moquegua, Peru include the Main Square of Moquegua, the Santo Domingo Cathedral, the Ornamental Fountain, the Wall of the Main Church, the Constitution Museum, and Puerto Ilo. The Main Square is the center of the city and features an iron ornamental pool designed by Gustave Eiffel. The Santo Domingo Cathedral was the first cathedral built in the Americas. Puerto Ilo is a city located on the Pacific coast that was historically home to pre-Columbian cultures and is now an important port and commercial center for the mining and energy industries in the Moquegua region.

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    Major tourist sites


    • Main Square of Moquegua
    The Plaza Mayor is the main urban space of the Peruvian city of Moquegua since its foundation in
    1540. On one of its sides is the cathedral. The square is located in the center of Moquegua, it is
    the center of the city's activity
    It is located in the center of the city of Moquegua, with a unique colonial style and semi-closed with
    centennial ficuses, which enhance its beauty. It has an Iron Ornamental Pool designed by Gustavo
    Eiffiel, and where the 3 graces of Greek mythology shine: Aglaya, Talía and Edrosine.
    • Santo Domingo Cathedral
    Built between 1510 and 1540, the first cathedral in the Americas, known as Santa Iglesia Catedral
    Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación or Annunciación, Primada de América, continues to
    stand tall in all its splendor over the heart of the Colonial City.
    Rodrigo de Liendo, born Rodrigo Gil de Rozillo, was a 16th-century Spanish architect and one of
    the most important stonemasons on Hispaniola in his time. In 1525 it was moved to Santo
    Domingo de Guzmán to build the temple of the Mercedarian order. Construction began in 1527
    and it was completed in 1555.
    • Ornamental Fountain
    In ornamental fountains, the water is propelled through a pump to the outside, producing various
    aesthetic effects. In some cases the water can also flow by gravity. In the accumulated water there
    are the necessary conditions for the existence of plant or animal life.
    • Wall of the Main Church
    The masonry stone façade of this church, built in 1660 and rebuilt in 1792, stands out. Some
    "stonemasons' marks" can be seen on it to certify the participation of the indigenous communities
    in its construction. On the inner side there is a mural also painted by indigenous artists at the end
    of the 18th century.
    • Constitution Museum
    The Contisuyo Museum is a Peruvian museum, which is located in the department of Moquegua.
    It is located in what was part of the Mother Church of Moquegua. The museum is dedicated to the
    history of Moquegua. It houses pieces from the Wari, Tiahuanaco, Chiribaya, Tumilaca and
    Estuquiña cultures.
    • White Christ Viewpoint
    The White Christ is the most famous monument in the city of Cusco. It is a statue of Jesus Christ
    that reaches 8 meters high and raises its arms as a sign of protection at the top of the city. It is
    located next to the Sacsayhuaman fortress. Admission to this monument is free.
    • Puerto Ilo
    Ilo is a city in southwestern Peru, capital of the province of the same name in the department of
    Moquegua, located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean south of the mouth of the Osmore River
    and north of Punta Coles. It is located 140 km from the city of Moquegua and has a population of
    79, 118 inhabitants according to the XII Population Census, VII Housing and III Indigenous
    Communities 2017.1
    The area was the place where the Chinchorro Culture and the Chiribaya Culture settled during
    their pre-Columbian times. For centuries its economy has revolved around the production of
    olives, as well as fishing that has been developed since it was a fishermen's cove in 1818, but it is
    in the 50s that the economic activity of the port had a great growth thanks to the boom in the
    fishing industry and the entry of foreign capital from the company Southern Peru in the exploitation
    of mining deposits in the region.
    It is one of the main ports in the south of Peru and the one that has the greatest importance for the
    Government of Bolivia due to the large investments it wants to make due to its location in the
    Pacific Ocean. The city of Ilo is considered the financial and commercial center of the Moquegua
    region due to the presence of large mining and energy industries, run by the Engie company.

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