Visit Nazca
- Art & Culture
- Place or Historical Monument
- Unesco World Heritage
Nazca: How to get there?
6 hours by bus from Lima
Nazca: See when to go?
Between April and September
Nazca: For how long?
One day
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Nazca Holidays
6 hours by road from Lima, right in the middle of an ugly desert, Nazca is a really ugly town which nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Why? Because of the legendary and mysterious lines drawn in its soil.
Nazca: What to see nearby?
What our travellers think of their stay
A town south of Lima known mainly for its huge and mysterious geoglyphs.
My suggestion
Take a trip to El Mirador de Palpa, where the lines are smaller but also older than those at Nazca. And don't forget to watch the sunset from the sand dunes near the famous lines!
6 hours by road from Lima, right in the middle of an ugly desert, Nazca is a really ugly town which nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Why? Because of the legendary and mysterious lines drawn in its soil.
My suggestion
You can sometimes wait three days before you can fly over the lines. Make a reservation in advance because 3 days in Nazca...Good luck!
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