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| Title: |
A NATURAL MYSTHERY (02 days / 01 night) |
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Culture, Family, Ecotourism |
| Destinations: |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Líneas de Nazca |
| Trip Length: |
02 days / 01 night |
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Paracas is a windswept arid peninsula and home to one of Peru's most renowned archaeological sites. The Paracas Reserve, Peru's largest coastal wildlife sanctuary, includes the Ballestas Islands, accessible from Paracas by boat. These islands are home to thousands of resident and migratory sea birds, many endemic to the Humboldt Current. In the summer, condors are also frequent visitors and flamingos occasionally pause at the bay. There are many theories that seek to explain the reason why ancient Peruvians created the Nasca Lines, drawings of animals (a monkey, a spider and a fish, just to name a few), geometric figures (trapezoids, a labyrinth of straight lines and triangles), and of birds that have been preserved for more than 2000 years under the harsh atmospheric conditions of the desert. Many say that the lines were part of a pre-Inca irrigation system; others believe that the pampas were an extraterrestrial runway; but the most accepted theory goes that ancient Peruvians used these lines as an enormous astronomic calendar.
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| Lineas de Nasca / Archivo |
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| Reserva de Paracas / Archivo |
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Day 01:
LIM / PARACAS / NAZCA
Bus transfer to Paracas. Guided excursion to Ballestas Island. Bus transfer to Nazca. Overnight in Nazca.
Day 02:
NAZCA / ...
Over flight Nazca Lines. Transfer to the bus station. 
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