Explore Corralones in Peru
Corralones in the region of Ica is a town in Peru - some 240 mi or ( 386 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .
Current time in Corralones is now 03:06 AM (Friday) . 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: Venturosa, Hacienda Tambo de Perro, Hacienda Soisonguito, Hacienda Soisongo, and San Vicente. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Venturosa . We encountered 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 Corralones ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
The Nazca Lines Mystery
This video contains the most beautiful Nazca and Palpa Lines, as well as an array of animal figures geometric designs and a map of the archaeological zone. ..
Sorvolo delle linee nazca
A nazca, piccola città del Perù, si possono osservare line e disegni di animali. La loro origine è ancora ignota. Ripresa eseguita con la macchina fotografica. Musica di sottofondo: "Còmo Has Hecho". ..
Lot nad Nazca / Nazca Overflight
Stomache twisting and breathtaking loopsover Nazca lines. ..
Sandstorm on Peru highway.MOV
As we drove along the Pan American Highway in Peru, sparkling desert sands, driven by strong onshore winds, began to form drifts across the highway. Further along the highway, a front-end loader was w ..
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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 15 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
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.
Located at -14.98 -74.93 (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 21 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 21 km away
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