Traveling
south of Lima, down to the Panamericana highway leads you to an encounter with
our ancestral past and with beautiful natural sights!
We would
like to stand out two important places to visit if you are traveling south of
Lima!
1.-PACHACAMAC:
Only 30
km away from the capital city you find the administrative and religious complex
of Pachacamac.
This site
was built during different periods starting since earlier than the Incas and
finished with them.
A wooden idol by the name of Pachacamac used to be worshipped there. It was a
kind of oracle that was consulted about the future. Even the Incas, after
taking possession of the kingdoms of the central coast, kept the cult of this
idol, only putting the Sun deity first as the most important deity.
The
archeological complex was built on a specific upper part of the Lurin Valley so
it could face the Pacific Ocean from different points of it.
NOTES:
Pachacamac can be visited from Lima in a half day tour or combined with a classic City Tour or a visit to a Museum in Lima.
Pachacamac can be visited from Lima in a half day tour or combined with a classic City Tour or a visit to a Museum in Lima.
You can also visit it if you arrange a private transportation if you travel to the south on the route Paracas-Ica-Nazca.
If you keep
traveling even southern, 230 km away you will reach Paracas, a bay that offers
the most attractive natural landscapes of the Peruvian Coast!
Its desert
geography, washed by the cold waters of the Pacific, forms beautiful beaches of
diverse sands and gives shape to the cliffs along with wind.
This place
shelters a rich marine fauna and a great number and variety of birds station
here (more than seventy).
From this
bay, only 40 minutes away by boat you can reach the Ballestas Islands where
South American fur seals and southern sea lions give a friendly welcome to all
visitors explore the islands from the safety and comfort of the boats.
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| Ballestas Islands |
As for
hotel accommodation, Paracas offers great beach resort style hotels where
passengers can relax in the pool and enjoy of a nice warm weather during almost
all year around.
This is the
most preferred destinations for people who lives in Lima and who looks for a
nice place to relax and enjoy of summer time during a weekend!
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| Libertador Paracas Hotel |
During your
stay there, you can take an over flight to the Nazca Lines from the local
airdrome in Pisco.
If you are
an adventurer, from Paracas you can go sand board and take a buggie ride around
the dunes.
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| Buggie ride tour at the Paracas' dunes |
NOTES:
Paracas can be visited any time during the year.
Cruz del Sur and Ormeño are the bus companies that offer the best service to get there with daily departures.
The travel time takes 3:30 hours.
For more information about the route, destinations, hotel accomodation, activities, etc. feel free to contact us!
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