The city of Nazca is located at a 2 hours drive from Ica and is famous for its Nazca Lines which can be seen best by air. Nazca is home to the pre-Inca culture called Nazca which inhabited this region between 100 and 600 A.C. Although this culture did not flourish for a very long time, it did leave a very important cultural legacy.
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The Nazca Lines are very interesting and remains a mystery even today. They still hold many secrets and mysteries as why they were made, how they made the lines and what its purpose was. For the people who are afraid to fly, some lines can be visited by car using the viewpoints to see some of these famous lines.
Furthermore Nazca offers very interesting places for those who like archeology and culture.
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The Nazca culture made a series of buildings and pyramids of adobe in the area of Cahuachi and what about the mummification of the death which can be seen at the cemetery of Chauchilla.
The Nazca people were also very innovative in water systems. You can visit the aqueducts of Cantalloc which consists of subterranean channels that made it possible for the Nazca culture to use the water of the subsoil. |
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Nazca also has various museums like Antonini where you can see archeological pieces of the ceremonial centre of Cahuachi. The collection consists of instruments and textiles. The Maria Reiche museum offers a view of her life which was fully dedicated to the study of the Nazca Lines. Furthermore you can visit the ateliers where ceramics are made and gold is being processed. The ceramics are being made the same way as the Nazca culture did centuries ago.
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Have we made you enthusiastic about this interesting city? We then suggest you to have a look at our tour packages for Nazca or write us for more information to ventas@huacachinatours.com
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