Explore Atarco in Peru
Atarco in the region of Ica is a town in Peru - some 233 mi or ( 374 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .
Current time in Atarco is now 12:05 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: Hacienda Tunga, Hacienda Soisonguito, Paroma, Ocungalla, and Majoro. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Hacienda Tunga . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Atarco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Fly Over in Peru (Travel the Road)
With such a variety of environments Peru's landscape can change from jungle to desert to mountains within 100 miles. ..
Boys and Their Toys (Kris and Nick Rock Out)
Kristian and Nick play around on the drums before our private concert in Ica. Lucas joins in by dancing =P ..
ナスカ地上絵－３ CineMagic Nasca 4.wmv
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Nasca Lines
My flight over the Nasca Lines in May 2011 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cahuachi
Cahuachi, in Peru, was a major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture, based from 1 CE to about 500 CE in the coastal area of the Central Andes. It overlooked some of the Nazca lines. The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici has been excavating at the site for the past few decades. The site contains over 40 mounds topped with adobe structures. The huge architectural complex covers 0.6 sq. miles (1.5 km).
Located at -14.82 -75.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines /ˈnæzkə/ are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometres between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD.
Located at -14.72 -75.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Maria Reiche Neuman Airport
The Maria Reiche Neuman Airport is a small airport near Nazca, Ica region, Peru. The airport receives small number of charter domestic flights. The main use of the airport is for touristic flights over the Nazca lines. The airport is named after Maria Reiche.
Located at -14.85 -74.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at -14.83 -74.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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.
Located at -14.83 -74.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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