PIRWA TOURS IN ICA
- Overflight Nazca lines
- Chauchillas cemetery
- Aqueduct cantayoc Nazca
- Huacachina lagoon
- Usaca oasis tour
- Paracas national reserve
- Ballestas island
PIRWA HOSTELS IN ICA
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Cusco - Peru
TOURS IN ICA
Overflight Nazca lines
Mysterious strokes are made on the sand covering an area of 350km these figures represent various animals and plants such as a spider, a monkey, dogs, lizards, hummingbirds and the Condor, which in large reach from 15 to 300 meters. Each has a depth of about 30 centimetres.
Chauchillas cemetery
During this tour you´ll receive an understanding of the history of the Nazca culture, seeing the mummies of the ancient necropolis of Chauchillas, learning about the methods of creating the region´s famous ceramics from a local potter using the same techniques that have been in use for thousands of years...
Aqueduct cantayoc Nazca
More than 30 channels of have not only survived seismic activity but remain in use to this day. The best preserved channels can be found in the Cantayo zone, in the higher Nazca Valley. This irrigation system is unique not only in Peru but probably in the world.
Huacachina lagoon
You´ll receive an introduction to the Paracas, Nazca, and Ica cultures as you marvel at what they left behind. You´ll learn about the process of making world-famous Peruvian Pisco. To top it all off, we´ll lunch in a real desert oasis perfect for taking stunning photos before indulging the rush of sandboarding the desert´s steepest slopes.
Usaca oasis tour
This tour includes all the thrill that off-roading and sandboarding offer as well as visits to sites thousands of years old, the religious center of Cahuachi, a sacred city and pilgrimage site, and the Estaqueria, which offers a vital clue to the creation of the famous Nazca mummies.
Paracas national reserve
Learn about the flora and fauna of the subtropical desert of the Paracas Peninsula. Paracas means "sandstorm" and boasts some of the strongest winds of the coast.
Ballestas island
Travel with us to the Ballestas Islands off the desert coast of Paracas to marvel at the overflowing colonies of hundreds of diving Humboldt Penguins, lazing fur seals and playful sea lions, and a great variety of sea birds that make their home among the grey, red, and sand-colored rocky outcrops of the Ballestas, carved into elegant twisting tunnels, arches and caves by water and time.
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