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Explore Pataraya in Peru

Pataraya in the region of Ayacucho is a town in Peru - some 244 mi or ( 393 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pataraya is now 07:08 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Trigal, Tocahuasi, Pirca, Pataraya, and Orcona. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Trigal . Where to go and what to see in Pataraya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Nazca District

Nazca District is one of five districts of the province Nazca in Peru.

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Located at -14.83 -74.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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Nazca

Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is a city and a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town in the Nazca Province. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 100 BC and AD 800. They were responsible for the Nazca Lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi; they also constructed an impressive system of underground aqueducts named Puquios, that still function today.

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Located at -14.83 -74.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Geography of Peru, Populated places in the Ica Region

Nazca Plate

The Nazca Plate, named after the Nazca region of southern Peru, is an oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin off the west coast of South America. The ongoing subduction, along the Peru-Chile Trench, of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate is largely responsible for the Andean orogeny. The Nazca Plate is bounded on the west by the Pacific Plate and to the south by the Antarctic Plate through the East Pacific Rise and the Chile Rise respectively.

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Located at -14.83 -74.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Geology of Chile, Geology of the Pacific Ocean, Natural history of South America, Tectonic plates

Nazca Province

The Nazca Province (Spanish: Provincia de Nazca) is one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Nazca.

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Located at -14.83 -74.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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Chauchilla Cemetery

Chauchilla Cemetery is a cemetery that contains prehispanic mummified human remains and archeological artifacts, located 30 kilometres south of the city of Nazca in Peru.

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Located at -14.98 -74.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: Cemeteries in Peru, Visitor attractions in Peru