Called OASIS OF AMERICA, it is located at 406 masl/fas, it has a sunny climate almost all year long with an annual average maximum temperature of 32ºC (89ºF) minimum of 9ºC (49ºF).
it is just a 303 km / 188 miles from Lima, this city has this interesting sightseeings:
*Laguna Huacachina, small oasis surrounded by enormus dunes, where you have the chance to climb the giant dunes and to sandboard down the biggest dunas which is a lot of fun but can be hard and hot work! ,or going for a swim in the murky lagoon (said to contain therapeutic properties).
*Nazca Lines, These strange designs, has no a definitively theory at the moment, This is one of the world’s greatest mysteries, It is a vast network of lines and drawings of animals and plants credited to the Nasca culture covering an area of approximately 350 km2 / 135 miles2. Some of the best drawn figures seeing just from the air are the hummingbird, the dog, the monkey, and the long-tailed mockingbird. The German, Maria Reiche, devoted 50 years of her life to studying and researching the area and came to the conclusion that it was an astronomical calendar.
*National Reserve of Paracas and Ballestas Islands, located at 250 km / 155 miles south of Lima The reserve’s 335.000 hectares is a refuge for fur seals, Humboldt penguins, flamingos, zarcillos, cormorants, boobies and many other birds. with over 150 species of bird life You can visit many different natural and archeological attractions in the reserve. One of them is the El Candelabro (The Candelabra), a geoglyph of more than 120 meters / 394 feet long, better appreciated from the ocean. Another place to visit is La Catedral (The Cathedral), a vast rocky formation eroded by the wind and the ocean that shelters marine otters or chingungos, a species on the verge of extinction, and other marine birds. |
