Nazca
 

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Nazca is a town located 500 km. south of Lima  (600  Mts. of altitude),  The  name  comes  from  the antique and enigmatic culture before  the incas,   being   its greater    attractive,   the universally famous "Lines  of Nazca", from which exist   very diverse  theories. These  lines are only  fully   appreciated   in flight.




 

Flight


The Nazca Pampas  (platform in where the lines  are situated) have no accessible takeoffs  by  it is only  possible  to fly over it with paramotor or by being elevated with a towing system. The zone  is   highly   thermal being cross flights possible  and visiting  all  the  lines. 
Don't  forget to  get  in  contact  with the Nazca airport before any  flight,  there  is   a  very  heavy  tourist low   altitude   air traffic, but they give permissions. 



 
 

"Cerro  Blanco"  is the greater    sand  dune  of  the  continent (more than  1,000 mts.),  and  one of  the  major  in the world, it  is  located  at five  minutes   of   the  city,  taking  off  from "Cerro Azul" getting height using the present thermodynamic. The experienced pilot will have  the  possibility to  arrive   up to the dune being  a technical flight  and  the less experienced can enjoy of a good flight zone.


Travel Tips

There  are  hotels  in  the area   with   prices   from US$ 5 to $ 50, the  Tours  by  air    (30 min. aprox.) cost  around  US$ 40 letting you  see all   the  impressive   figures. The  Voyage  by bus from Lima takes nearly six hours  (from Paracas 3 hours)  and  you are  able to do  a complete visit in two days.

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