Location of the Paracas Peninsula in the Ica Region of PeruParacas Candelabra
The Paracas Peninsula is a desert peninsula within the boundaries of the Paracas National Reserve, a marine reserve that extends south along the coast of Peru. The only marine reserve in the country, it is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is to mark and preserve the archeological sites of the Paracas culture, in addition to the marine habitat. [citation needed]
The peninsula is located within the Paracas District of Pisco Province in the Ica Region, on the south coast of Peru. This unusual peninsula may be best known for the Paracas Candelabra, a prehistoric geoglyph nearly 600 ft (183 m) tall that was created on the north face of the peninsula ridge. Pottery nearby was dated to 200 BCE, placing it within the Paracas culture.[citation needed] Its origins and purpose have inspired many theories.
A shipping port was built along the northern peninsula, where deeper water permits larger transport and cruise ships to anchor. Tourists can have access to the Paracas National Reserve, a large marine reserve, while the ships are protected against ocean waves and currents. The peninsula includes red sand beaches formed from sands eroded from nearby cliffs.
The port is reached by a single road from the mainland, and passes through the Paracas National Reserve. The Centre Museum, also called the Paracas Museum, holds several ancient artifacts from the Paracas culture. It also provides detailed information and interpretation about the flora and fauna native to the Reservation, including the many varieties of birds of Paracas.
In 2023, writer Katharine Sohn of Conde Nast Traveller ranked Paracas as one of the 60 most beautiful places in the world.[1]
^Sohn, Katharine (December 20, 2024). "The 60 Most Beautiful Places in the World". cntraveller.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
The ParacasPeninsula is a desert peninsula within the boundaries of the Paracas National Reserve, a marine reserve that extends south along the coast...
information about the lives of the Paracas people comes from excavations at the large seaside Paracas site on the ParacasPeninsula, first formally investigated...
Paracas Candelabra, also called the Candelabra of the Andes, is a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the ParacasPeninsula...
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point for tours to Islas Ballestas and to Paracas National Reservation. Paracas Bay, protected by ParacasPeninsula, gives these shallow, warmer waters break...
geographic features such as: the ParacasPeninsula, Independencia Bay, San Gallán Island, Paracas Bay and Independencia Island. Paracas National Reserve is an arid...
and the British Museum. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paracas textiles. Paracas textile, British Museum, accessed 27 September 2010 Proulx, Donald...
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Paracas Bay, with its southern end lying within the Paracas National Reservation is well known for its abundant wildlife. The unique ecosystem, insulated...
South American fur seal is found on neotropical ocean coasts from the ParacasPeninsula of southern Peru south to Cape Horn on the Pacific coast, and northward...
began to develop. The earliest of these was the Paracas culture, centered on the ParacasPeninsula of central Peru. Active from 600 BCE to 175 BCE, their...
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millennium AD, Moche (100 BC – 700 AD, at the northern coast of Peru), Paracas and Nazca (400 BC – 800 AD, Peru) cultures flourished with centralized...
not known in great detail. Archaeological exploration in the Arabian peninsula has been sparse; indigenous written sources are limited to the many inscriptions...
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