Things to Do in Paracas

Paracas is home to the Candelabra geoglyph, a 595-meter-tall figure etched into a hillside that predates the famous Nazca Lines by centuries.

The Paracas Peninsula was once the centre of the Paracas culture (900–100 BCE), known for creating some of Peru's finest textiles and pottery.

Paracas National Reserve protects over 335,000 hectares of desert, ocean, and islands, making it one of Peru's largest protected areas.

The peninsula's dramatic red-rock formations and sea cliffs were created by a combination of volcanic activity and coastal erosion over millions of years.

Guano birds (cormorants, boobies, and pelicans) still inhabit the Ballestas Islands today, continuing a tradition of guano harvesting that dates back to pre-Inca civilizations.