Paracas & Nazca
Paracas, lying some 146 miles south of Lima on a peninsular bay along the Pan-American Highway is an unspoiled natural paradise where the desert sand reveals treasures of ancient civilizations. Paracas National Reserve is one of the most important marine conservation centers in the world, where boobies, flamingos, penguins, and sea lions abound. This area is home of the Paracas culture. Many exquisite textiles are worth viewing in the Paracas Museum. Also of interest is the famous 2,500-year-old "Candelabra" drawing, etched on a coastal dune. Ica, just 40 miles down on the Pan-American Highway, is the center of wine and pisco production in Peru. It is also home of one of the finer Peruvian resort hotels, the Las Dunas.
Almost 280 miles south of Lima lies Nazca. 2,500 years ago, Nazca was the seat of a pre-Inca civilization highly advanced in both astronomy and ceramic art. Enormous figures of animals, birds and people were etched in the desert sands hundreds of years ago. Some are as much as 300 yards long! They can really only be appreciated when seen from the air.
The Many Mysteries of Nazca - 2 Days
Day 1 - Lima / Nazca - Drive from Lima to Nazca along the Pan-American Highway (approximately 5 hours). Visit to the regional Museum of Ica and the new Maria Reiche Museum, chronicler of the Nazca Lines. Late afternoon arrival in Nazca. Stay at the De la Borda Hotel.
Day 2 - Nazca / Lima - Drive to the small airfield of Nazca for a 45 min. over flight of the Nazca plains. This flight affords an excellent opportunity to appreciate the drawings and figures that are so intriguing to archaeologists and anthropologists. On the return to Lima, stop for lunch at the Hotel Paracas, arriving in Lima in the evening.
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