Ica · Peru
In the destination Paracas, Ica and Nazca.
In the photo: Plaza de Armas de Nazca.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Nazca is a desert town in the southern part of the Ica region, at about 520 meters elevation and 145 km from Ica, known for the Nazca Lines — giant figures engraved in the desert floor around 2,000 years ago. Overflights depart from the aerodrome, and there are viewpoints along the Panamericana. Nearby are the Chauchilla Cemetery and the Cantalloc aqueducts.
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The local experience
Hundreds of figures and lines engraved in the desert floor by the Nazca culture around 2,000 years ago, such as the hummingbird, the monkey and the whale, visible from the overflight or the Panamericana viewpoint. World Heritage Site since 1994.
Pre-Hispanic cemetery in the desert, about 30 km south of Nazca, with open tombs where seated mummies can be seen, wrapped in textiles and with hair preserved by the dry climate.
Subterranean aqueducts of the Nazca culture, about 4 km from town, with spiral stone entrances, the ojos, that lead to the water which still flows and irrigates the valley fields.
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