Tacna Department · Peru
Tacna travel guide
Tacna is a city in Tacna Department, Peru, home to about 286,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- TCQ3 km · Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
About
About Tacna
Tacna, officially San Pedro de Tacna, is a city in southern Peru and the capital of the department of Tacna. Located in the Caplina River valley about 35 km (22 mi) north of the border with Chile, it is one of the country's main commercial centers and Peru's tenth most populous city.
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When to go
The best time to visit Tacna
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tacna are all year. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; February is the wettest, with about 2 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Tacna: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ), about 2.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chacalluta International Airport (ARI, 34 km) and General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ, 123 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Buses run to Tacna from Lima (20 hours) and points south along the coast, including Nazca (12 hours) and Arequipa. To get to Arica, Chile, take a colectivo taxi from the international terminal (Terminal Terrestre International), located next to the domestic bus terminal. You will encounter many touts on the way between terminals, but you may wish to wait until inside the terminal to secure transport as prices vary slightly.
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TCQ · Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport
ARI · Chacalluta International Airport
ILQ · General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport
Questions
Tacna: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tacna?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tacna are all year. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; February is the wettest, with about 2 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tacna?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ), about 2.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chacalluta International Airport (ARI, 34 km) and General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ, 123 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tacna?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Tacna
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.