Daniel Campos: Cultural Heritage and Natural Sites

Explore Daniel Campos through a range of themes: historical attributions, cultural heritage, archaeological remains and distinctive natural sites. The place names point to different highlights, from a viewpoint overlooking four salt flats to a cave with a mummy. When planning your trip, this variety can help you decide whether to focus on nature, culture or both.

Historical Traces and Cultural Heritage

Near the Coqueza viewpoint, a cave contains a mummy attributed to the Aymara lords of the Intersalar and dated to around 1250 AD. Both the cultural attribution and the approximate dating are part of the historical context. The cave find links a specific named place to a point in time without giving an exact year.

A 2011 tourism inventory lists the Iglesia de Thaua in Tahua as colonial cultural heritage and Estancia Tuca in the Llica Llica canton as cultural heritage with archaeological remains. It also names Pinturas Rupestres de Murmuntani in the Chacoma canton and Pukara de Piracollo in the Huanaque canton as cultural heritage; Pukara includes archaeological remains. The same inventory lists Uyuni K in the Palaya canton as both cultural heritage and a quinoa-producing settlement.

Other named cultural heritage sites include Chullpares de Yani in the Canquella canton, as well as Chullpas de Huanaque and Chullpares de Pukari in the Huanaque canton. Museo de Huanaque is also listed as cultural heritage in the Huanaque canton. These different names and locations offer a range of cultural themes, from archaeological remains to other heritage sites.

Nature Highlights by Place Name

A 2011 tourism inventory lists a viewpoint in the Chacoma canton, which includes Azufrera Bella Vista, as a natural site. In the Canquella canton, it names Aguas Termales de Empexa, Aguas Termales Towa, Caltama and Quebrada de Calo as natural sites. Caltama is the viewpoint overlooking the four salt flats. In Cahuana, the same inventory lists Laguna Cotani and Cañadón Camacha as natural sites; in Huanaque, it lists Rocas de Vegetales Fosilizados. Cañadón de Sinalaco is also listed as a natural site in the Canquella canton.

The natural highlights vary considerably: Caltama is specifically associated with four salt flats, Laguna Cotani is a lake, and the names Aguas Termales de Empexa and Aguas Termales Towa refer to hot springs. There are also named ravines and other natural sites. This makes it possible to appreciate the variety through specific landscape features rather than reducing it to a single natural highlight.

Themes for Planning Your Trip

A 2011 tourism inventory also lists the ascent of Volcán Tuhunupa in the Coqueza canton, Tahua, and the Séndero Inca in the Tahua canton: the ascent as a nature activity and the trail as cultural heritage. When looking for a holiday rental, your preferred focus can be a useful first filter. Consider whether you would like your trip to centre more on cultural and archaeological themes, natural highlights, or a combination of both. If you are travelling as a family, you can discuss this together and take the different interests of everyone travelling into account.

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