Paracas

Paracas National Park

The Paracas National Park is situated in a peninsula in the Pacific Ocean and is a wildlife resort for birds and marine life. Just offshore, at the Ballestas islands, are also penguins and sea-lions, however strange this may seem at this latitude. Apart from fauna, there are some spectacular rock formations, like "La Catedral".

The Paracas peninsula also gave birth to the Paracas culture, known for its pottery, textile and mummies. The Paracas formed a well-developed culture from about 1300 BC until 200 AD, long time before the Inca.

In Paracas there is also the Candelabra, a giant figure etched into a hill, similar to the Nazca Lines. Nobody knows who made this drawing or what it means but there are many fantastic theories about it.

Paracas National Park
Paracas National Park The Paracas National Park is situated in a peninsula in the Pacific Ocean and is a wildlife resort for birds and marine life. Just offshore, at the Ballestas islands, are also penguins and sea-lions, however strange this may seem at this latitude. Apart from fauna, there are some spectacular rock formations, like "La Catedral". The Paracas peninsula also gave birth to the Paracas culture, known for its pottery, textile and mummies. The Paracas formed a well-developed culture from about 1300 BC until 200 AD, long time before the Inca. In Paracas there is also the Candelabra, a giant figure etched into a hill, similar to the Nazca Lines. Nobody knows who made this drawing or what it means but there are many fantastic theories about it.