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| Title: TAMBO COLORADO |
| Interest: Culture |
| Trip Length: 4 hours |
Overview: Tambo Colorado is the best preserved monument from the Inca times on the Peruvian coast. The site owes its name to the abundant use of colors on the walls (mainly red). Some original colors (red, white and yellow) can still be seen on some of the walls. This large architectonic complex was most likely built at the end of the 15th century during the regime of Inca Pachacutec. It was used as administrative premises, shelter for authorities and soldiers, as well as temporary lodging for the Inca on his journeys around this part of the country. The site is comprised of four sets of buildings: The Inca Palace, the Temple of the Sun, the Trapezoidal Platform and the Valley of Pallasca.
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| Title: CANTALLOC AQUEDUCTS |
| Interest: Culture |
| Trip Length: 3 hours |
Overview: As of 2000 years ago, in pre-Inca times, the inhabitants of Nazca developed a system of underground aqueducts to irrigate dry lands that lacked of surface water. Thus, they were able to combat the ever-growing dessert. The system is unique in Peru and perhaps in the whole world. In spite of the harshness of the desert, in the Nazca region still exist over 30 underground channels, which are used by local farmers, who grow mainly cotton, corn, beans and potatoes, as well as a variety of fruits. In addition to the channels, nearby visitors may also see various lines etched on the desert floor representing geometric forms, as well as the Inca ruins of Paredones.
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| Title: CHAUCHILLA CEMENTERY |
| Interest: Culture |
| Trip Length: 3 hours |
Overview: For many years Chauchilla cemetery was looted by treasure hunters, who destroyed the place completely, taking away all the treasures the mummies kept in their tombs for centuries. Grave robbers just left behind the corpses, which can be seen today all over the ground. In addition to skulls and bones, visitors also can see several tombs centuries’ old, as well as long human hairs, ceramic fragments and others remains scattered on the dessert surface. It is the only archaeological site in Peru, in which ancient mummies are seen in their original graves, along with ancient artifacts, dating back to 1000 AD.
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