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9 unusual facts about Paracas


Al Fondo Hay Sitio

Charo marries Raul in Las Lomas, and Isabella does the same with Leonardo in a hotel in Paracas.

Paracas

Paracas Bay, located in the Pisco Province of the Ica Region in Peru

Paracas District, located in the Pisco Province of the Ica Region in Peru

Paracas culture, an important Andean society that existed in Peru between approximately 750 BC and 100 AD

Paracas Bay

The unique ecosystem, insulated from thrashing ocean waves and current by Paracas Peninsula, and its shallow warmer waters, stimulates a remarkable growth of seaweed for which much of the wildlife, particularly the birds of Paracas, thrive upon directly or indirectly.

The bay appears as the gateway to Paracas National Reserve, its warmer shallow waters foster wildlife and many nautical sports, and its calm shoreline protects the municipality of Paracas and the various cottages and hotels that have sprung up in the last few years.

Hotel Paracas was established in 1944 and is now a notable resort for the Peruvian elite.

Peruvian art

Between the 8th century BCE and the 1st century CE, the Paracas Cavernas and Paracas Necropolis cultures developed on the south coast of Peru.

Tumi

Other Andean cultures such as the Paracas have used the tumi for the neurological procedure of skull trepanation.


Phyllodactylus angustidigitus

This species is endemic from the Ica Region in southern Peru, and its known geographical distribution is restricted to the Paracas National Reservation, including two islands (La Vieja in the Bahia Independencia and Sangayan west of the Paracas Peninsula).

Pygmy beaked whale

A specimen that stranded at Paracas, Peru in 1955 (first tentatively identified as Andrews' beaked whale) has since been identified as a pygmy beaked whale.


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