The enigmatic Nazca Lines and Ballestas Island
Ica is situated in southern Peru, famous for its desert landscape. The region Is very well known for the vineyards producing Pisco and wine.
It was inhabited by the civilizations of Chincha, Nazca and Paracas cultures. Huacachina is the oasis where you can do sand boarding and dune buggy or visit the vineyards and taste Pisco and wine.
- (406m/ 1332 ft.)
- Maximum temperature of 36°C (97°F) Minimum of 10°C (50°F)
Paracas
is located in the southern coast of Peru and about an hour and thirty minutes from Ica and 15 minutes from Pisco. It is a small town with beaches, Ballestas Islands, home to sea lions, wildlife etc., and the Paracas National Reserve within the boundaries of the desert peninsula. The marine reserve extends south along the coast and was designated UNESCO World Heritage.
The Paracas culture, an Andean Society, thrived in this region around 600-150 B.C.E. and is one of the earliest known complex societies in South America. They had substantial knowledge of irrigation and water management and known for its textile art and mummies. The Paracas people performed trephination, skull mutilation and modification.
Tour Paracas, visiting the Ballestas Islands, Paracas National Reserve, sand boarding and dune buggy on the desert dunes.
- (2m / 7ft.)
- Maximum temperature of 25°C (25°F) Minimum of 17°C (63°F)
Nazca
Nazca is located on the southern coast of Peru and is a system of valleys. It was declared UNESCO World Heritage in 1994.
The Nazca civilization flourished between 200BC and 600CE and are famous for the geoglyphs and lines etched across deserts and hills, drawings of animals, plants, birds, fish and humans. The lines have survived because this area is one of the driest and most windless regions on earth. These mysterious lines are only fully viewable from the air. No one knows the purpose of the lines and the date they were designed which could have been before the Nazca civilization. There are speculations that they could have been created by Aliens and also considered landing sites for aliens.
Tour Nazca and over fly the incredible Nazca Lines, visit Cantalloc Aqueducts, Chauchilla Cemetery and other attractions.
- (588m/ 1929 ft.)
- Maximum temperature of 27°C (80°F) Minimum of 11°C (51°F)
Destinations
Arequipa
The White City
Cusco
The Incas empire
Ica
The enigmatic Nazca Lines and Ballestas Island
Iquitos
Peruvian Amazon jungle
Lima
The City of Kings
Mancora
beautiful beaches and the good surf waves
Puerto Maldonado
Peruvian Amazon jungle
Puno
with its Titicaca Lake
