Ilo Tourist Places to Visit in Ilo, Peru, America

Ilo Tourist Places to Visit in Ilo, Peru, America

Ilo is a port city as well as the capital of Ilo Province in Moquegua Region of Peru located 15 meters above the sea level, around 165 km southwest of Moquegua (regional capital) and 1175 km southeast of Lima (national capital).

Geography of Ilo:

Ilo is the largest city of the Moquegua Region covering an area of 295.6 sq. km. and it coordinates with 17°38′45.09″ S latitude and 71°20′43.13″ W longitude. Ilo lies north of the Atacama desert and experiences between 18° and 28° C temperature year around.

History of Ilo:

Ilo was inhabited by the Chiribaya civilization prior to the entry of the Spanish in the 16^th century. Until the 20^th century, Ilo was one of the major olive production areas of Peru.

How to reach Ilo?

Ilo is served by an airport with connection with Arequipa and Lima, catered by Peruvian Airlines but currently services are suspended.

So the closest working airport to Ilo is Crnl. FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport is placed in Tacna, around 150 km away from the centre of the Ilo city with connections to Arequipa and Lima, operated by Peruvian Airlines and LAN Peru.

There are buses frequently running between Ilo and Moquegua and cars and taxis are widely used for local travel.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Ilo:

Ilo is rich in culture and tradition with unique dressing, typical local dishes, many museums and ancient buildings.

The restaurants in Ilo serve both natives and tourists with a variety of tasty and crispy Peruvian and international seafood, sandwiches and soups. Tourists can buy branded products in the shops sited in the main square of the city.

Tourists can refer following food corners to have typical food items in Ilo:

Sargoloco
Le Grand Hotel Ilo

Things to do in Ilo:

Visit parks, museums and churches
Beach
Shopping

Places to see in Ilo:

St. Jerome’s Temple:

Located in the heart of the city, the temple of St. Jerome is the major landmark as well as a tourist attraction of Ilo. It was constructed in 1871.

Peruvian Navy Museum:

Peruvian Navy Museum is a best place to learn on the Peruvian Navy with models, sculptures and photographs related to navy. Nice collection.

Moquegua:

Moquegua is a city situated around 165 km away from Ilo and it can be reachable by taxi or bus. Moquegua is a popular tourist destination home to many historical buildings and parks including Plaza de Armas (main square), Casa del Regidor Perpetuo de la Ciudad (historical house) and Contisuyo Museum.

List of other places of interest in Ilo include:

Roca del Rio
El Algarrobal Museum
Punta Coles
Los Olivares
El Puerto
La Glorieta Jose Galvez
San Geronino Church
State Pier
Glorieta José Gálvez
Santo Domingo Church
Mount Baul
Villa de Omate
The Viceroyal Church
Quinistacas Sanctuary
Utucam Thermal baths

Ideal time to visit Ilo:

All the months of the year are ideal, especially between June and October will be better to trip Ilo.

Accommodation options in Ilo:

Ilo is a beach city housing many reputed hotels with grand facilities and services and major hotels offer advance booking facility for tourist’s convenience. The prominent hotels in Ilo, Moquegua (165 km) and Tacna (160) are listed here below: