The arch generated by the set of volumes oriented on the east-west axis symbolizes the alliance of the armies of Peru and Bolivia; and its elements or blocks represent the different battalions or contingents that came from both countries.

The curve, generated by the volumes in opposition to the direction of the stones, symbolizes the battle and the succession of higher plates pointing south, expresses the resistance of the city of Tacna.

[3] In 1979, the military government presided over by Francisco Morales Bermúdez[4] determined the construction of a large monumental complex, located on the plain to the northeast of Intiorko hill; The project and construction of the monument were under the direction of architect Enrique Vargas Giles and engineer Jorge Espinoza Cáceres respectively and the sculptural part was assumed by Holger Carpio Deztre.

[7] In the cemetery stands a large marble cross that features a message by historians Jorge Basadre Grohmann and José Jiménez Borja [es] in homage to the combatants of the Battles of Tacna (05-26-1880) and Arica (06-07-1880).

[7] To those who fell defending the freedom of Tacna and Arica, in the battles of May and June 1880, we pay homage with this cross full of thoughts rendered to their memory.