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.
You can also visit it if you arrange a private transportation if you travel to the south on the route Paracas-Ica-Nazca.
It’s closed on Mondays.
2.-PARACAS:
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.
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!
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 abuggie ride around the 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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