Pleasant Arica boasts almost two dozen beaches and a handful of natural attractions that draw tourists from all over the world. It makes a handy stop for people travelling across South America and entering Chile from the border with Peru, which is only several minutes drive from downtown Arica. Arica hotels cluster around the Plaza Colon which marks the town centre and the adjacent Morro de Arica which is the main civic square. More hotels in Arica face the many beaches of Arica, or Playas de Arica which include El Laucho, Brava, Las Machas and La Liserilla among many, many others. The hotels here range from opulent waterfront tourist resorts to beach shacks and rough and tumble hotels that offer simple but clean rooms right near the sand. Staff at Arica hotels can offer informationa nd in many cases complete guided tours to nearby Chungara Lake and Pucara de Copaquilla, two of the region’s main natural tourist attractions.

other spellings: aricahotels, arica hotell, otelin arice, arica hotes, arica chile hote, hotelarica