The Mermaid's Pool

I was lucky to talk at that time as a very young child with a man who
He was about ninety years old and was called Don Amador Mazuelos, and he told us
a legend claimed that it had happened in Ilo. At that time, Ilo was a
caleta, a hamlet you could say, because it was a very small group; the houses
were scattered, almost isolated in certain places of the port. So that
People, at that time, only knew the most rustic way of cooking.
What was firewood... Back then, the raw material was firewood and there were people who lived
of that work. And it is precisely about one of these gentlemen who in a
time when he went to the valley to bring back his raw material for the kitchens, he
entertained in the valley eating fruit, because it was fruit season and, when
agreement, the time had already expired. He began to gather the firewood, he formed his
tied it and put it on his back and this man began to walk out of routine through the
same place that was the road from the port to the valley, along the shore of the sea to the
Boca del Río. So when I was passing through a stretch very close to the sea,
I hear a woman's voice humming, a very beautiful voice. But the
He grabbed and thought: "Wow! Where is this woman coming to sing in this desert?"
But then he stood still and surprised because he reconsidered and it turns out that he
she oriented herself well and saw that the voice was coming from the sea. 'How -she said- a woman

"taking a bath at this hour of the night?" And it was a dark night, there was no
moon. So just barely, I dropped the wood on the ground, sat on the bundle.
y himself breast a to scrutinize the mar.
And in the sea there was a little monkey and there was a bulge that moved, but he said
that he was a wolf; but he felt that from there a voice came that was that of a woman.
that was shouting, that was singing, that was intoning something. But suddenly he saw with surprise
what a dive feels like and sees in the white foam that quickly came out in his
address, a white line heading towards him. When suddenly he sees that
A woman comes out of the water. He didn't notice the tail or anything and just learned.
later that it was a mermaid. The problem was communicating until it
they communicated with mime and finally understood each other. Then she said to him, 'What
you do here? Y he the was pointing the firewood y like this.
After a long conversation, it turns out that they say goodbye, but the siren tells him
that he puts his hands together because something was going to happen to him. Then he puts in the siren.

underwater the hands and start filling his hands with what from the bottom
He finished and put it in his pocket. Then they say goodbye and only when he realizes the
Upon returning, the lumberjack realizes that the woman had a fish tail.
When the siren disappeared, he sat for a while on the firewood, thoughtful and he
He said, "I can't tell this at the port, because if I do, they are going to tell me
that I'm crazy, that I'm nuts; no one will believe me because there's no other
person what the haya seen. So himselfstayed quiet.
He arrived at the port and began distributing the firewood; each person needed two.
cooking sticks. He finishes selling them and then he becomes thoughtful and goes and
about a bar; at that time the bars only sold wine. When he finished,
he put his hand in his pocket, took out the money he had saved, but felt some
strange things; take out your hand with those strange things and the first thing he does is take out
the money to pay and he started to examine some strange things like little balls of
iron, but shiny, somewhat whitish. Since those on the side knew about this,
They said "!Pearls!" The lumberjack reached into his pocket, paid, and left scared.
thought in the pearls.
But they say that 'in a small town, there is a big hell'; the news flew and everyone
found out, even the authorities of that time. They gathered and
they informed who had the pearls, that it was a poor devil who lived on the
firewood, how can it have pearls, where could it have obtained them, that surely
he must have stolen them... and many things were speculated, even that he had found
a bank of pearls. "Let's be rich!" they said then and decided to grab the...
lumberjack. After doing so, they took away the pearls and told him to confess to
where he had taken them. He remained silent because he was afraid to say
the truth, until he decided to tell it all but on the condition that they believe him: “I
"a mermaid gave them to him," he said. No sooner had he said this than they punished him. They poured water on him, it

they hung him and beat him, which greatly tormented him; but since he insisted on his
version, one of your captors suggested that you do the same to prove that
he was telling the truth. So they sent him to the same place guarded by soldiers without
major fortune for a space of fifteen or twenty times, receiving punishments for
liar. One of them said to him, 'Why don't you concentrate so you can
to signal the siren to come?
She called the siren until one moonless night she went out again towards the
place closely followed by his captors. He stood in front of the sea and suddenly,
Just like the first time, he heard the siren's song and her figure over the
rock in the middle of the sea. "Do you feel it?! Do you feel it?!" he started to shout. He threw the
wood to the ground and called her out loud "Come mermaid! Come mermaid!" She felt the splash,
I saw the sea foam and the white ray that was approaching it.
When asked what was happening, the woodcutter told him that since the day he had
seen, instead of being a joy, it had been a tragedy because I had suffered
a lot and told him what happened. Then the woodcutter grabbed the tips of the
shirt forming a bag and she said 'Give me pearls, give me pearls' The mermaid said to him
he understood the message and filled his shirt with what he requested; after which he called
to the authorities to see what I had. Upon arriving at the site, some managed to
Seeing something of the mermaid, they were able to see her completely when she took her plunge.

getting lost at sea. The curious people went to see what had been delivered to the
the lumberjack let go of his shirt and the pearls fell to the ground, after which
Everyone knelt down to be able to grab something from her, while the lumberjack
He/she completely disappeared from the place at the moment of the confusion.
Saint Jerome

They say that there was a time when the river dried up in one of its worst moments.
droughts to the extent that misfortunes and misery could not be the punishment of God:
the animals were dying, the females were losing their young, the plants were dying, the
trees were drying up. There was no remedy for this and some people
they began a to leavea others valleys with better luck.
One day a man arrived in the valley who, as he said, had been walking down the valley and
He visited all the places. The tunic he wore and his signature caught attention.
to speak, so sweet and firm. Since he arrived, he talked about God and the important
what it was to repent of sins to avoid bringing divine wrath. Worse than what it
the people of the valley realized that with their arrival the water started to arrive and
with her life. The attentions made this character remain in the valley
more time than I had scheduled. During that time, the animals fattened up,
the river grew, the plants began to gain strength and the females became pregnant and
they would give birth.
But this character had to continue their journey north. They did not listen.
the pleas of the people who gathered around you. They did not affect him even the slightest.
tears of grateful women nor the laughter of children playing at their
around, for his departure was inevitable. The old people say that as he ascended the
as the afternoon falls, the people silently prayed to all the forces
so that the character does not leave. But the darkness was advancing very quickly,
as never before, prevented continuing to see the visitor get lost in the heights.
The next day, the people woke up with sorrow and could only manage to wander with the
he saw the path of the visitor and what would not be his surprise to see him himself but
turned to stone: the pleas of the people had managed to stop his departure and
had managed to make it stay in the middle of the valley, to bless its
prosperity. People then began to call him Saint Jerome, patron of
valley of Ilo.
They say that the northern valleys never received his visit, that's why they ended up
drying up and its people had to leave them to avoid dying of hunger and
sorrow.
In front of the Ecological Park of El Algarrobal, in the middle of a narrow path, there
You can see a character from behind, with their cape half flying and one leg.
bent in addition to climbing the hill, a journey that never culminated.
Heat blacks

Graciela Vera told the following legend about Calienta Negros beach: The
the mysterious Calienta Negros beach is located in a paradisiacal place
surrounded by silent rocks, tender and jealous guardians of what is there
it happened. This enigmatic and seductive beach has the incredible spell of attracting,
it enchants and awakens deep curiosity about its rare legends of
events that occurred during the Colony. The legend tells of when
strange and impressive sailing vessels arrived by sea, waving
gloomy black flags and awakening the fear of the population. In those
galleons traveled fearsome and bloodthirsty pirates in their quest for plunder for
having learned about the fabulous treasures in Peru. Those hid their
boats in small and quiet beaches to ambush the Spanish bearers
of their immense wealth. But they also arrived with their holds full of
slaves betrayed since the Congo.
Black men and women were treated like pack animals and sold.
as such. On the beach, they were auctioned where they were priced.
his height, physique, and dental structure, adorned with shackles that would last until the end
sus days.
Grounded their galleons, the diabolical pirates in their strategic hiding place
they proceeded to disembark the sad and lacerated human merchandise on the beach,
far from the humble village and taking advantage of that place to heat or
revive under the comforting rays of the sun the miserable blacks,
unfortunate people who arrived after a painful, long, and sacrificial
a journey of long months across the sea without being able to even walk or stretch his
body, dying means, malnourished and with multiple diseases. This
famous and historic beach that pirates used to warm up the blacks due to
space of a few days and feed them with seafood and fish before their
Marketing is known to this day as Caleta Negros (Calienta
Blacks).
There another fact also occurred: "They say that a beautiful and well-formed black girl
was required and besieged by a robust and bearded English pirate, and they say that
On a quiet and dark summer night by the rocky shore, the pirate
he tried to make her his wife. The distressed black woman defended herself as best as she could and
desperate, she no longer knew what to do and before losing her honor at the hands of
that barbaric pirate took a dagger from the pirate's belt... and seeing that the
pleas did not matter to him, nor did tears move that cruel man, she
he lost his mind, sank the dagger into his chest and broke his heart.
Another version does not speak of pirates but of English merchants who
It docked at Puerto Inglés and used Calienta Negros for the purposes that
Lines have been commented. It is from there that the name Calienta would come from.
Negros: the place where the enslaved blacks were warmed or the
Caleta de los Negros, where they were traded to be introduced into the valleys.
from Sama, Moquegua, Tacna, Arica and Tarapacá.
Loberas Beach

Once upon a time in the port of Ilo, there was a beach where a lady and her...
two granddaughters. One day the lady sent her granddaughters to gather firewood, not knowing that
Pirates were lurking around that place. The pirates, upon seeing the girls,
they were tras they the they hit y the ultrajaron.
The girls, upon returning home, told their grandmother everything that had happened.
enraged went in search of the guilty. Upon finding the culprits, the woman
I cast great curses against them, and because of this it is said that the pirates
they became wolves marines.
That is why that place is known by the name of Las Loberas beach.
The Indian Maria

In the beginnings of the Algarrobal valley, there was a native woman in one of the estates named
Mary. She lived with her mother. As the years went by, Mary became a
a person each time but rude y ungrateful.
One day, her mother sent María to graze the sheep on the hill, and she didn't want to obey.
the indicated. The mother of the girl, reprimanded her behavior and the girl
context y slapped who own mother.
María's mother told her that the daughters who hit their mothers...
they condemned. María did not pay attention to her mother's words and went to the
hill. Halfway along the way, María felt unwell and shortly after she and her
sheep turned to stone. Since then we can observe María and
his sheep on the hill going to the Algarrobal.
The Mold

To the north of the city of Ilo, there is a copious spring that flows into the
El Platanal beach, named so because palm trees rise on its bed,
must his name in addition to fig trees y others plants.
Here lived a small but fierce village belonging to the culture
chinchorro. Their daily life unfolded amidst peace.
of household chores, men were dedicated to fishing, cultivation and
a the goldsmithing, women
y in weaving and pottery.
When Wiracocha came to Ilo to add territories to incorporate them into his Empire,
he became aware of the rich gold mines that existed to the north by sending a
small group of warriors. Due to the difficulty of access to the ravine El
Platanal, no they could to double a the owners of house.
Angry, Apu Wiracocha, the legend goes, flew to the place and landed nearby.
the spring leaving those at the chinchorro stunned and subduing them from this
mode.
A witness to this is that nowadays one can appreciate in a rock the shape of the
foot that the Inca Wiracocha left upon arrival.
The Enchanted Lady

The legend goes that once in the Chiribaya valley of the province of Ilose
there was a chombo, which was found by an explorer, realizing that
a fetid smell was emanating from it.

Noticing that smell, the explorer decided to open the chombo.

uncover it, he couldn't stand the stench, losing consciousness for a while
seconds.

Upon waking up, he came across a gorgeous lady, she had just come out of the chombo.

Upon crossing glances, the lady spoke to him to ask him not to say anything.
about his existence and in exchange for his silence he would grant any wish.
The two friends and the mermaid

It is said that long ago, in the port of Ilo, located in the south of Peru
In the department of Moquegua, there lived Alberto, a fisherman.
One day Alberto went out to sea with his boat, along with his best friend.
name Pio.
Being already at sea, Alberto felt tired from the long hours that
I was sailing. When night fell and worried because they hadn't caught anything,
they decided to return to the Fiscal dock and, turning the bow, headed for their
houses. Half an hour later, both friends heard a melodic song in
midnight and the glow of the sea coming from a group of rocks.
They thought it was the wind with the ebb and flow of the waves and did not pay attention.
importance to the sound.
Pino, rowing more slowly, decided to see what animal was making such a beautiful sound.
and spotting a beautiful mermaid with crystal-like hair, bright eyes and with
an unmatched silhouette of a woman, she held a wand in her hands that
now good good luck.
Pío began to think at that moment about the rumors that others were spreading.
fishermen of luck and fortune that the mermaid's wand brought.
So she decided to snatch the wand from the mermaid. Before doing so, the mermaid...
he dove into the sea. Pío jumped, took the wand, and with another jump returned to the
boat and rowing like never before had done, and moved away from that place.
Alberto asked his friend why he took such a dangerous action and he
he responded and was just exercising the muscles and thus in the middle of the
conversation be they directed towards the wharf.
While at the Fiscal dock, the two hurried down to have coffee at
Pío's house.
Around two in the morning, Pío could not sleep peacefully because of the action that
I had done in the sea and while thinking, I heard the melody again.
He woke up scared and looked out the window, it was the siren calling him.
the waves del sea y the dark sunset.
Pío went out for a walk to erase the fear he carried inside. He came across
Alberto decided to tell him what had been happening every night.
Alberto told him that the last time they went to the sea, he jumped off the boat and saw that
had picked up something shiny What was it?-he asked- it was nothing -Pío said.
Without having believed him, Alberto replied: "That is the wand of a mermaid and
as long as you have it, it will bring you bad luck; it's better to return it before
Take more time, because when you touch it, something will happen to you in the sea.
very bad
After the conversation, Pío ran back home, grabbed the wand and
he went to throw it into the sea in a very remote place so that no one would see him. But in
his bad luck stepped into a puddle of water. Immediately, Pío turned into a
immense rock
The power of the wand made that place become, from that day on, a
natural pool of calm and crystal-clear waters currently known as Puerto
English.

The Avenger Pirate Spirit

The most experienced fishermen of the artisanal dock of Ilo recount that
English Port, a beach located south of the city, was like a kind of fort.
y dock pirate.
The pirates were landing those treasures that they stole from the ships of the
Spanish crown in a rocky fortress built by nature itself,
What do we find on the hill of peñas that is located in front of the beach.
As was customary, after having attacked a royal ship, the crew
the pirate was amazed by so much wealth, all the objects were gold and
decorated with rubies.
The day after each robbery, the captain of the ship reported the
treasures and at the same time the others attested to protecting him from any threat
inclusive sacrificing sus lives.
One night, Gulibert, one of the pirates, pressured by the greed of the woman who
he loved, took a chest. When discovered by his companions, he fled
fearfully heading towards the Peñas hill with the aim of hiding it, and thus
the made.
Not much time had passed and Gulibert was arrested by the captain, who
ordered to punish him for the betrayal, which was punishable by death, and thus it was done.
They did it. They beheaded Gulibert and condemned his spirit to infinite protection.
of the treasures.
Years passed, and no one dared to search for the trunk. Gulibert travels through the
in the vicinity of the Peñas hill, decapitated, due to the punishment they received.
It is said that his spirit will continue to wander until it gathers the number of lives that
he had the pirate crew to which he belonged. They also say that he who
find or try to find the treasure chest will be cursed like Gulibert.
The mysterious museum of Algarrobal

Those who live near the now museum of Algarrobal say that a long time ago
time, in the province of Ilo in the district of Algarrobal, a was built
housing what had as purpose to become in museum.
At the end of that construction, they began to implement the interior of the house.
with some remnants left by the ancient men who lived in that place.
Despite the time that has passed, it is said that at midnight on average, one
they heard voices and sounds as if they were working on a farm, taking care of the
cattle, and the most mysterious thing is that the barking of a dog could be heard. It is because
that reason, that none of those who watched over the place dared to enter the
house.
One day, one of the guards along with an archaeologist dared to enter the
place. They waited until midnight and at the stroke of the clock that marked twelve
the noise started again. Then they saw that suddenly a...
dog that barked while they walked through the museum. After a few
minutes, the voices and that barking disappeared. The men stumbled and
They got up with a lot of fear. The only thing they wanted at that moment
was to leave of that place.
The next day, the men started digging, and they found that inside
that excavation the skeletal remains of a person with their belongings,
accompanied del skeleton of a dog.
Consulting the locals, the men learned that in that
A long time ago, in a place, there lived men full of wealth who had as
guardian a dog. Those men are known as the Chiribaya.
Since then, it is common for those residents to hear the barks of the
dog and those mysterious voices. Many say that the dog comes out of the museum and
He/She is going to drink water from the river on Tuesdays and Fridays around midnight.
The avenger pirate spirit

The most experienced fishermen from the artisanal dock of Ilo narrate that
English Port, a beach located to the south of the city, was like a kind of fort.
y embarcadero pirate.

The pirates would land those treasures that they took from the ships of the
Spanish crown in a rocky fortress built by nature itself, the
What do we find on the hill of stones located in front of the beach.
As was customary, after having attacked a royal ship, the crew
the pirate was amazed by so much wealth, all the objects were made of gold and
decorated with rubies.

The day after each robbery, the captain of the vessel would declare the
treasures and at the same time the others testified to protect him from any threat
inclusive sacrificing suspicious lives.

One night Gulibert, one of the pirates, pressed by the greed of the woman who ...
he loved, removed a chest. When discovered by his companions, he fled
terrifiedly heading towards the hill of stones with the aim of hiding it, and thus
the made.

Not much time had passed and Gulibert was detained by the captain, who
ordered to punish him for the betrayal, which was punished by death, and so it was.
They did. They beheaded Gulibert and condemned his spirit to infinite protection.
of the treasures.

As the years passed, no one dared to search for the trunk. Gulibert roams the
surroundings of Peñas Hill, decapitated, due to the punishment they received.
It is said that their spirit will continue to wander until it gathers the number of lives that
he had the pirate crew to which he belonged. They also say that he who
find or try to find the treasure chest will be cursed like Gulibert.
The Enchanted Lady

The legend goes that once in the Chiribaya valley of the province of Ilo...
there was a chombo, which was discovered by an explorer, realizing that
emanated a color foul del same.

Upon noticing the smell, the explorer decided to open the chombo.
uncover it, he couldn't stand the stench, losing consciousness for a while
seconds.

Upon waking, he came across a beautiful lady, she had come out of the chombo.

As their eyes met, the lady spoke to him to ask him not to say anything.
about his existence and in exchange for his silence, he would grant any wish.
The Legend of María Sosa

This is the story of a rock that is located in the valley and is shaped like
woman going up a hill, she it seems to carry a baby.

Maria Sosa was a woman who lived in the valley and was married to the gentleman.
Pedro Tuntes. His mother was a very important person because she entertained...
the people what the they were visiting.

One day, one of the authorities from Moquegua arrived at his house and had nothing to
to prepare it; so he went to his daughter's house to ask for her help. He asked her for a
res for to host to the illustrate visitor

Maria Sosa spoke with her husband and he told her no, because his mother was spending.
too much in those receptions. Upon seeing her daughter's refusal, the lady
he waited for night to fall and entered the corral to take out the cattle, but in the
darkness did not realize that it was going through some bushes, which caused it
deep wounds on the body and unable to heal them, he died.

The people murmured about the death of such a kind lady and blamed Maria.
Sosa by to deny her the animal.

After some time, Maria Sosa mysteriously disappeared from the valley, no one
She was able to find. She had a pen on the hill, as it was there.
abundant grass. People thought that perhaps María was in her pen
because when they approached they noticed the presence of some strange stones
that were never in the place. One of those stones was shaped like a
woman carrying her child on her back. Then the villagers
They understood that it was about María Sosa and her animals.

The deceased mother cursed her daughter, her husband, and the...
your animals.
THREE Sisters
Legend has it that in a time of our history, a ruler from the valley
she had three beautiful daughters whom she protected as the most valuable thing she had,
providing for them a contingent of caregivers that they had to pay with their
life if something happened to them. On one of their frequent walks they reached the sea
where they spotted some strange boats in the distance that they had never seen before
and of which, after approaching the coast, descending in a boat
small, some men with long beards and bodies that shone in the sun.
As everyone recoiled from these people, the girls' curiosity drew them closer.
I pushed to get as close as possible to the edge of that beach, disobeying
the calls of the elder who always accompanied them. One of them,
apparently an interpreter invited them to go up but as they progressed
they began to become large boulders according to the size of each
one of them. The elderly man, in trying to protect them, began a ritual that transformed them
in rocks merging with the rest of the rubble and forming a small
natural break between them. For a long time and after punishing those who did not
they were able to protect the sisters, it is said that from the valley there were constant exits
pilgrimages with the father at the head, invoking the gods to return to him his
daughters, I pray that the gods never heard. Today it is easy to see the three boulders.
that names the beach and you can visit the pool which is a small one
natural pool.
MARIA SOSA AND PEDRO TUNTE
This is the story of a rock that is found in the valley of El Algarrobal and
it takes the form of a woman climbing a hill, and although the versions differ
A little like in every legend, it centers on the curse upon María.
Sosa and Pedro Tunte launched the mother of the first. María Sosa was a woman who
She lived in the valley and was married to Mr. Pedro Tunte. Her mother was a
very important person who had the habit of honoring the people who
They were visited. One day, one of the authorities from Moquegua arrived at their house and
I had nothing to prepare for her; so, I went to my daughter's house to ask her to
a steer will be lent to entertain the illustrious visitor. María Sosa spoke with her
husband and he told her no because he did not agree with what her mother
she spent on those receptions. Upon seeing her daughter's refusal, she waited for the
the night arrived and he entered the pen to take out the cattle; but in the darkness, he did not
he realized that while going through some bushes, the stones, sticks, and small stems,
they began to inflict deep wounds on his body, causing his death.
According to the legend, the burial of María Sosa was very sorrowful and people came.
from Moquegua and from the northern ravines and in it, there was no other comment
thing that the bad daughter refuses to give an animal to her
mother. In the days to come, new events would unfold: María Sosa disappeared
in the valley and they found her turned to stone on the path that led her
to the pen of their animals. The most curious thing is that their little animals also
they had turned to stone which awoke the fantasy of the neighbors who
they started talking about the curse that had befallen them and blamed it all on
Pedro Tunte who one morning appeared transformed into a hill in the middle of the
valley. Today you can see María Sosa as a stone shaped like a cholita with
his little one on his back climbing a hill right under a box in whose center
Several stones can be noticed and, within the Chiribaya estate, the hill that
the locals know as Tunte.
SAN ANTONIO
The legend of San Antonio refers to a rock in the middle of a
break above the Maldonado estate where the Ecological Park is located
The Algarrobal. This natural formation resembles a person covered with a
cape climbing the ravine, with one leg bent and the right arm
stuck to the body. According to the legend, in a time of crisis with drought and
The mortality of animals arrived in the valley a character who said his name was Antonio, who
brought with it the rain, the water, and the growth of the flock. After remaining
Once among the settlers, Antonio decided to continue his journey towards the valleys.
from the north, nonetheless people began to beg him to stay because
they were sure that if he left, scarcity and death would return. Without
listening to explanations and seeing that their explanations did not manage to convince
the locals, Antonio continued his journey but in the middle of the hill he stopped
remaining still from that moment on. Intrigued, the people hurriedly climbed to the
I look in amazement at what was there, it was a stone with all the
appearance of someone who had visited them days before. Since then, people have not
I stop talking about San Antonio, the name by which this rock is known,
unmistakable in the middle of the hill.

Frog Mouth

A long time ago when the port of Ilo was in full growth, the
The Peruvian government sent to inspect the land for the construction of the road.
iron for the passage of 'Kalamaso' - this happened many years ago - to a group of
workers, the goal was to observe where the railway line should pass.
future train that would come from Moquegua.
They started, the workers, from the area known as 'Bello Horizonte',
they walked along the cliff of the hills and encountered no difficulties,
but curiously, they spotted a hill with a very peculiar shape, it was shaped like
a mouth, this one in the Miramar area.

After a long walk, the workers settled down to rest at the foot of this.
last hill, but a curious worker wanted to explore that hill of strange
forms; at the moment of rest he went to the top and everyone spotted him
astonished by such boldness.

Everyone was waiting for the return of their coworker, but he was not arriving,
Time passed and the concern began to unsettle the other workers.

They decided to go look for it, they entered the opening of the strange hill.
shapes and found nothing, only one of them could see a dead frog that
he didn't take it seriously. The men continued with the search, but the
the results were discouraging.

At sunset, they returned to the Camp where they reported the disappearance of their
companion to the head of the expedition.

The search was intense for several days without positive results. Never
this boy appeared, people said, around that time, that the mouth had been
swallowed by the man who had come to inspect the route that would take the
Kalamaso

Today that hill is called 'The Mouth of the Toad', located beyond Miramar.
province of Ilo.
 THE PIRATES' CAVE
Many fishermen say that on one of the cliffs of the port beach
English, there is a cave that is in a difficult to access location, you can only get there until

she by the sea and in special teams. But this part of the Ileña coast is very
well guarded by giant animals and fish, which is why almost no one
approximate.
Of the people who had the audacity to enter, not all were lucky.
to go out and those who did manage to, reported that there are treasures inside that
find there since the time of the pirates and with every meter of progress,
the greater the chances of finding more wealth, but upon leaving, they
decrease. Because of the ambition of these people, they were never able to get out, they

they lost themselves staying to guard the treasures like enchanted souls.

Those fortunate enough to find the exit displayed gold jewelry.

which were sold at a very good price, others showed garments of the
privateers.
All these treasures are waiting for the day we go for them, but
when the time comes, we must not be carried away by ambition
because perhaps we will never find the way out and we will become one of the
eternal guardians of this mysterious cave.

THE SIREN IN ILO

The legend tells that a long time ago, workers in the valley El
Algarrobal, they went out to fish for clams near the Osmore river basin.
They spent the whole day in that place and tired of diving, one of them did not
I felt capable of making the return, so I decided to stay and sleep at the
place.

It was a full moon night, the man was thinking that something was going to happen;
fear had taken hold of him so he decided to sing; while he sang
I listened to an accompaniment, it was some beautiful melodies, then it got.
he got up and went in search of who was following him in the song, thus he reached the shore.

he saw a beautiful woman sitting on a rock by the sea. Surprised, he

I ask what is the toward a woman in that place.

The beautiful woman told him to come closer, and he, still fearful, approached and received.

something of his hands he gradually

y withdrew little. a
The next day he returned to the valley and upon arriving home he found his
colleagues at work were concerned and asked him what it was that
He was carrying it and he said nothing, but the friends didn't believe him. Later he couldn't keep quiet.

what had happened to him and he told them everything, even that the woman gave him something and

Upon taking them out of her bag, they saw that they were gold bars.

One day the friends pressured the man to take them to the place where
he met the mermaid, they wanted the same to happen to them. The mermaid
he appeared again and asked the fearful gentleman why he had
returned, he replied that his friends pressured him because they also wanted to.
that they take gold, she angrily told them to take whatever they wanted but
that she herself had to take it, then the gentlemen blinded by ambition
were introduced in the sea of where never more left.

THE BEACH THREE SISTERS

The legend says that a long time ago there was a lady in Ilo who had
Three beautiful daughters, these Vivian near a beach.
One hot day, the mother went out to work like every other day.
preventing her daughters from going out of the house as always since they
Something bad could happen.
After the mother left, the three sisters, without taking into account the
 received advice, they went to the beach, as they could not stand the suffocating heat
what she was doing. When the first one was in the water, she started to scream
calling for help, she was drowning; the second sister ran
immediately to help her, but found himself in the same situation,
then the third one jumped into the sea to rescue them and also failed in it
attempt. The three sisters drowned, but strangely on the same day
From the event, three rock formations appeared, which we can see today; they
they are known as Mocho One, Mocho Two, and Mocho Three.
Time passed, and the mother tirelessly searched for her daughters. One day when
I was observing the beach, I noticed that three rocks stood out that I had never seen before.

Seen. As an older man approached, he caught up to him and very sadly recounted what happened.

happened to the three beautiful women.

Since that day, "the three sisters" bear the name of one of the most beautiful beaches.
beautiful from the port of Ilo

LEGEND DE LOVE EN THE PORT

The story goes that a long time ago, in the port of Ilo, there lived a family.
wealthy who had a beautiful and young daughter who walked by the port; to the
Far away, she saw a boat approaching, and when it was dry, she saw that the
the conductor was a handsome young man, they both were completely
in love, but there was a difference, the fisherman was poor, however this
It was not an obstacle for both of them to start a romantic relationship.
One day the girl took the young man to her house to introduce him to her parents.
who did not want to accept it due to his humble condition. Enraged, he ordered him to
she would never see her love again, she could not pay attention to him and they continued seeing each other in

secret.
The rumors made the father aware that his daughter was disobeying him, so
Powerless in that situation, he decided to kill the boy.
The next day, the lovers, as usual, said goodbye at the port,
wishing the beautiful woman good luck in fishing. Already at sea when
He was focused on his work, a huge ship crashed into his small one.
the vessel was wrecking it, the young man barely managed to save himself by throwing himself into the water

and asked for help, but no one assisted him. Tired of shouting so much, he was about to
drown until a tin being approached him, transforming him into a wolf of
sea alone like this could save the life.
The girl was waiting at the port for the return of her beloved, it got very late.
and he didn't arrive, time went by and tired of waiting so long she became a
one more of the rocks that there were. That is why at midnight one sees a
sea wolf that arrives at the port and upon leaving the water turns into the young man, and the
rock in the same way on the beautiful girl; and if you see a couple sitting on the
do not interrupt or disturb the port, for they are the loving couple who.
they never separated.

THE ENCHANTED WHARF

It is said that a long time ago, a very handsome young man arrived in Ilo.
elegant trying to clear his mind of the studies that were haunting him in the
city of Arequipa.
Upon arriving in Ilo, I was impressed by the beautiful waters of this port.
he met a beautiful lady who was dedicated to collecting seafood.
One day, the young man invited the lady to show him the most important places.
Attractions of Ilo. They visited the beaches Pozo de Lisas, Puerto Ingles, Boca del Rio and
when they arrived at the dock, they began to perceive a feeling of sweetness that
with the breeze and charm of its waters, both remained deeply
in love until they decided to get married.
Time passed, and the young man told his parents that he was going to marry a
pretty girl and when I mentioned her poverty, they opposed it; the parents
They did not accept the marriage of the young woman either. They did not care about the opinion.
of their relatives and decided to get married in secret at the temple 'San
"Jerónimo," the young man's parents, upon finding out, went to prevent the wedding,
Such was the love they had for each other that they decided to throw themselves into the sea from the dock.
where they fell in love, but before that, they promised to love each other eternally, and
when they were about to find them, they jumped into the water, falling first the
young man to the sea becoming a sea wolf, however the girl does not
I ended up falling into the sea because I had turned into a beautiful seagull.
 THE CACIQUES FISH

They say that a long time ago, the Cacique Fish was the chief of the chiribayas and these
they were located at the port of Ilo. The legend says that the fish "chasqui" was once
a man perfectionist y I aspired the power
At that time, food began to become scarce, the bad weather and the rains
they ruined the harvests.
The chief wanted to show off his power and ordered his servants to take
more drastic measures, but everything was in vain, the people were dying of hunger and
began a to protest.
A humble boy from the tribe had a great idea, but the Chief blinded
for his pride Vanityy ignored the young man's proposal.
The chieftain, desperate from the comments of the other tribes and fearful of being
the mockery of the people, ordered to send the entire village to fish at the beach, in a
a place where only the pure of heart could enter. Fishing did not...
it was going wrong, but they still needed help, and the Cacique believing he was a
perfect man, decided to enter the sea, but the humble boy who
I was watching, and quickly caught up with him saying: "Sir, do not enter you into the
"mar." The furious Cacique said to him: "Are you addressing me?" and the young man...
he replied: "Sir, it happens that only the pure can enter that beach"
"heart", but the Chieftain instead of listening to him, laughed mockingly.
ignoring the advice.
The man, confident that he had a great heart, and above all humble, was
entering the sea and little by little became captivated by a
siren. When the Cacique wanted to react it was already too late, there had been
lost all its human shape and now moved and swam like a fish. From being
the main man became an insignificant fish, subject to the mermaid.

THE MIRACLE OF SAINT PETER

Tell a villager that to the south of the country, the port of Ilo is located, a place where
an accident occurred, more or less around midnight. A boat
I was sailing on the vast sea, and suddenly one of the fishermen fell into the water.
As the boat sailed farther and farther away, no one saw or heard the man shouting and
he was shouting raising his hands. Tired of so much effort he felt that he was
drowning. Suddenly, he saw an immense ship approaching, but when
he was nearby, a gallon or cylinder fell on him, already almost dying, he leaned on the
deposit, but upon waking up, finding himself on the shore of the sea, he saw no one, nor
neither to the gallon nor to the immense ship.

THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA LIONS

A long time ago in Ilo, there lived the Figueroa family, who had a daughter.
called Lia, she was a very beautiful young woman, with blonde hair and had some
eyes blues what impressed a anyone.
It was a winter Sunday when Lía was walking along the shores of Monte beach.
Carlo, I observed a sea lion that was bleeding, she tried to approach to
help him, but he wouldn’t let her so she continued with her walk.
Time passed and she continued going to the beach on her Sunday walks,
but one day he was surprised to see a wolf very different from the
others; its size was much larger than that of its species, it approached her without
show fear, which a Lía found it totally strange.
The beautiful young woman began to visit the beach every day, solely with the desire to
to see that singular mammal. It was one of his daily visits; he no longer found it
sea wolf, but instead a handsome young man appeared saying that it was
the wolf that she visited every day. She was impressed, very scared,
And he took her in his arms and carried her to the depths of the ocean.
Her parents searched for her day and night, but all their efforts were in vain.
because from that day no they knew nothing of she.
From that moment on, the voices of Lia's parents can be heard calling her.
anxiously and cry for their disappearance.

THE PRODIGY OF THE SEA LIONS

A fisherman recounts that an earthquake occurred in the port of Ilo and because of that
The population feared that a tsunami would occur, for that reason the
people desperate was climbingtowards the summit of the hills.
About two hundred miles from the sea there was a gentleman, who was in charge of
to monitor the oil of ships and boats at night.
At midnight, I heard the announcement of the tsunami on the radio, desperate, I
I kneel at the edge of the boat in which I found myself and I cried out to
God who would save him, so great was his plea that he heard a voice saying:
Man of little iron Why what Are you afraid?
Upon hearing those words, he felt peace in his heart, but after a few hours
he became desperate again, so much was his desperation that he fainted and rolled towards
the sea, after a few minutes reacted I tried to get on the boat but I couldn't
to achieve. Then he felt strong enough to swim and became unconscious.
Suddenly, two sea lions appeared who placed him on their backs and
the they took until the shore del sea.
The next day, he woke up surprised and wondered how it was that he
He found himself alive, he thanked God for having heard his prayers.
 MYSTERIOUS ANCHOR

At the port of Ilo, located in the department of Moquegua, the place where
find a little glory and a customs pier near the sea, entering the latter
an anchor is found and at the corner of the roundabout is the metal cross, where
they say that about twenty years ago an accident occurred between a
blue shark that measured eight meters with a truck that carried a person
inside.
A truck passing by with an anchor and some chains where
a blue shark was just jumping from one place to another, the driver got distracted and
he went straight towards the square, he wanted to brake but couldn't, dying if he.
conductor, and it is said that while jumping the blue shark, it collided with the anchor where it
soon grew staying there, in the dock fiscal.
Thus, the cross is located next to the gazebo and the anchor at the entrance of the
dock.
It is said that at midnight one sees the man, who happens to be the soul that
I stayed there because of the scare I had, but he is sitting there watching the shark.
blue jump.
 THE COMPASSION OF THE SEA

The ancient inhabitants of the Port of Ilo recount the appearance of the wolves.
sailors on their beaches. It is said that long ago, when the English
They were disembarking large quantities of slaves, who displayed their tan.
bright color with the reflection of the sun and incredibly healthy.
It was known that the journey was very long and tedious for the slaves. So,
How did these slaves arrive healthy? they wondered at the port.
As time went by, it was learned that during the journey many of
the slaves fell ill or were abandoned by their strength due to the inhuman
treatment they received. The English had no better option than to throw them alive into
But these did not die without letting out horrible screams and cries, terrible.
curses against the crew that enjoyed and laughed at their deaths.
With the sunset, the screams and laments turned into loud moans,
well, the slaves had turned into sea lions, thanks to the
compassion of the enormous sea, which wanted to avenge its deaths and condemn to
men to lose their fish to these creatures.
 THE WAIT OF THE GULL

In southern Peru, there is the port of Ilo, a place where there is an immense sea.
and beautiful landscapes, The locals say that in ancient times there lived a
family Gonzales y what they inhabited a beautiful house.
One day the head of the family received the news that he had to travel to Spain to
working with your family. That same night, the father called them to a meeting.
to give them the great news of the trip and also that they had to go to the port to
to embark very early.
At dawn, the whole family headed to the port to board, forgetting about
the youngest of her daughters. The girl, upon waking up, realized that her family was no
he was and ran towards the port thinking that he could still find them, but the
people told her that they had left very early and she sadly headed towards a
rock waiting for the boat that took her family to return for her.
With the sunset, the girl, having cried so much and asked the sea to bring the boat,
she felt that he was calling her with love and the girl looked at him with tender eyes. Suddenly
from the sea arose an immense wave that completely covered it and that, upon retreating,
I stay alone one Seagull with beautiful feather
It is said that since that day, the Seagull watches all the boats that
They approach the port to see if their family arrives on one of them.
 THE ENCHANTED RIVER

I am told that in front of the carob grove, my grandfather Benigno lived. It was Sunday and
As usual, the farmers of the area went out to meet in a small gathering.
tavern where they sold liquor, as the locals frequently conversed
about the happened during the week.
That day my grandfather decided to go earlier than usual and upon arriving at the river
Osmore, I observed on the other side, a hen with eleven chicks, was surprised and
He thought: What is that hen doing in these places, I'm going to take her to my ranch.
He started to approach slowly as the hen headed towards a stone.
big trying to hide. The excited old man hurried even more and
Upon reaching the immense rock, he saw nothing; he looked around in every direction.
but the bird simply there was missing.
Then your neighbor Jeremías said to you: 'Benigno, all these places are
enchanted and surely there is gold, "Do you remember well where you have seen it?"
Benign answered. Then Jeremías, Juan, Pedro, and I headed to the place.
grandfather, but when they moved the stone and started digging, they didn't find
resigned for his/herfailure they returned a the tavern.
Perhaps they conducted many searches again, because that river holds
many charms and fantastic facts.
 THE AMBITION OF MEN

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a man in the town of Ilo.
totally black and at the same time crazy, whose name was Alberto Ruiz.
He always walked and sometimes jogged through the city, carrying with him a
gold stone that exchanged it for food and coconut, because he didn't know its value
that stone.
Upon seeing this, the amazed crowd wondered: Where did he get it from? . A
a group of people due to ambition, decided to investigate.
The next day, these people left their homes to see if this man
he had brought another stone. They were waiting for him, but Alberto did not show up anywhere.
side.
After two weeks without a trace of Alberto, they saw him and at the moment of
Some people followed him, and upon realizing it, he was terrified,
causing him great fear, and he started to run, getting lost in a rocky area.
The they followed searching y no the they found.
After this event, Alberto disappeared out of fear that he would be harmed.
damage and I never return to the city and those people who it
they were frightened, at night, they had

nightmares for a long time.

THE DEATH OF THE CAROB TREE

Do you know you the algarrobo?

It is a tall tree with a woody trunk that bears fruit in the form of brown pods.
it attracts attention with its leafy branches that provide pleasant shade during
the means days del summer.
The legend says that in ancient times the Chiribayas lived happily.
cultivating their lands, which yielded abundant harvests, they were
vigorous y healthy plants.

Desolation threatened to extinguish the town that had forgotten its

duties; the leader Chiribaya called Malal understanding what happened, he tried
talk to her people but they did not listen, it was then that Tuca, the daughter of
Malal asked Pachamama to forgive her children and to give them another chance.
opportunity.
It was thus that Pachamama, touched by Tuca's pleas, made it so that
other trees would appear, whose small black fruit would give them well-being and
joy mutually.
And thus the carob tree disappeared and gave way to the olive tree, a centenary tree that until
today it exists and is one of the best in our Peru.