Quilca

Quilca is a small harbor on the rugged Pacific coast of southern Peru, at the mouth of a valley leading inland toward Arequipa. During the colonial period ships used this and other coves to load goods, take on water and provisions, and repair vessels. In the early nineteenth century Quilca became an important port for Arequipa. During the wars of independence, competing forces sought control of the coastal landing places and the routes into the highlands.