Paracas National Reserve

Paracas National Reserve Essentials

Paracas National Reserve spans 335,000 hectares of desert and marine ecosystems on Peru's coast. This selection highlights the 180-meter El Candelabro geoglyph, etched into a coastal hillside, and the red volcanic sands of Playa Roja. Key sites include the Julio C. Tello Site Museum, which archives artifacts from the Paracas culture dating back to 800 BCE, and dedicated viewpoints for observing Andean flamingos and sea lion colonies. Coastal formations like the remains of La Catedral illustrate the area's dramatic geological history.