| Paracas National Reserve | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Peru |
|---|---|
| IUCN Category | VI (Protected area of managed natural resources) |
| Location | |
 14 ° 4 ′ 12 ″ S 76 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W | |
The Paracas national reserve is a protected area of Peru.
Understand
Desert and sea meet wonderfully in Paracas, a few hours south of Lima. The cliffs along the beaches are full of life. Millions of birds find refuge there and thousands more arrive from the north and south. Guanier birds and Humboldt penguins can be found there, among others.
The Paracas Reserve has an area of 335,000 hectares. It is the only nature reserve protecting the cold sea crossed by the Humboldt Current. This unique area benefits from one of the richest seas in the world due to marine outcrops which bring up to the surface large quantities of plankton, vital food for many species of fish.
Paracas is the natural environment for guanier birds and large colonies of sea wolves. It is also an annual visit to migratory birds and the last refuge for a series of endangered species, such as the sea cat chingungo, the Humboldt penguin and the parihuanas or flamingos.
In addition, this place was also the cradle of the Paracas culture, an important pre-Columbian civilization whose heritage - in the form of spectacular textile mantises and ceramic objects - has surprised us until now.
To go
Circulate
To see
- Archaeological Remains of Tambo Colorado – This Inca urban center is the best preserved on the coast. It is presumed that it was built under the government of the Inca Pachacútec to serve as an inn for soldiers and high authorities. The name of Tambo Colorado comes from the union of the Quechua word Tampu which means place of rest and the Hispanic term "colorado" due to the color of its walls (red). The visit allows you to see a "ushnu" or a platform for Inca rituals, an old residential area with typically Inca architecture.
