Toquepala Caves topographic map

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Toquepala Caves

Situated in the western Andes, they are in the Moquegua Region of the Osmore River. Located at an elevation of 2,200 m (7,200 ft) (2,800 m (9,200 ft) is also mentioned in another source[1]), they are two small caves each 15 m × 5 m (49 ft × 16 ft) in size, with a depth of 5 m (16 ft). The two Toquepala Caves in the high Sierra are located near the Quebrada Cimarron or along the Rio Locumba, which is a dry stream flowing from the Sierra to the desert.[2] The best known of the caves is "Abrigo del Diablo".[3]

About this map

Name: Toquepala Caves topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Toquepala Caves, Carretera Moquegua - Toquepala, Moquegua, Province of Mariscal Nieto, Moquegua, Peru (-17.30458 -70.71844 -17.30448 -70.71834)

Average elevation: 2,258 m

Minimum elevation: 2,061 m

Maximum elevation: 2,541 m