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    information about the lives of the Paracas people comes from excavations at the large seaside Paracas site on the Paracas Peninsula, first formally investigated...
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  • Look up paracas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Paracas or variation, may refer to: Paracas Peninsula, located in the Ica Region of Peru Paracas Bay,...
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    face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru. Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas culture. The...
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    The Paracas Peninsula is a desert peninsula within the boundaries of the Paracas National Reserve, a marine reserve that extends south along the coast...
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    Paracas is the capital of the Paracas District in the Ica Region in Peru. A small port town catering to tourism, Paracas serves as the jumping point for...
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    geographic features such as: the Paracas Peninsula, Independencia Bay, San Gallán Island, Paracas Bay and Independencia Island. Paracas National Reserve is an arid...
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    and the British Museum. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paracas textiles. Paracas textile, British Museum, accessed 27 September 2010 Proulx, Donald...
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  • desert at Paracas Bay on the Pacific coast. It has 120 rooms, two pools, a lounge bar, three restaurants and a spa. The bay, once home to Paracas culture...
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    Paracas culture. Tello Obelisk, named in his honor, monument of the Chavín culture. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julio César Tello. Paracas...
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    Artificial cranial deformation Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the...
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    province are likely Paracas, Paracas Bay and the Paracas National Reserve. Pisco was home of an ancient pre-Hispanic culture, Paracas, who are known for...
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    Peru, these are the Inca, Nazca, Chincha, Wari and Paracas. The museum includes Inca utensils, Paracas textiles, Nazca ceramics as well as a miniature model...
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    Paracas District is one of eight districts of the province Pisco in Peru. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información...
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    Islas Ballestas) are a group of small islands near the town of Paracas within the Paracas District of the Pisco Province in the Ica Region, on the south...
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    Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley. Strongly influenced by the preceding Paracas culture, which was known for extremely complex textiles, the Nazca produced...
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  • Paracas Bay, with its southern end lying within the Paracas National Reservation is well known for its abundant wildlife. The unique ecosystem, insulated...
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  • on the Paracas Peninsula in Peru, approximately 250 kilometers south of Lima. It is renowned for its ancient cemetery, also known as the Paracas Necropolis...
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    and the 2nd century CE, the Paracas Cavernas and Paracas Necropolis cultures developed on the south coast of Peru. Paracas Cavernas produced complex polychrome...
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    restricted to the Paracas National Reservation, including two islands (La Vieja in the Bahia Independencia and Sangayan west of the Paracas Peninsula). This...
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  • Arequipa-Antofalla is a basement unit underlying the central Andes in northwestern Argentina, western Bolivia, northern Chile and southern Peru. Geologically...
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    millennium AD, Moche (100 BC – 700 AD, at the northern coast of Peru), Paracas and Nazca (400 BC – 800 AD, Peru) cultures flourished with centralized...
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    geoglyphs represent warriors. The Paracas is the same group that some believe created the well-known geoglyph known as the Paracas Candelabra. Farther north from...
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    Hispana Ollantaytambo Pacatnamu Pachacamac Pachatusan Paiján Pañamarca Paracas Candelabra Paraccra Patallaqta Pikillaqta Pikimach'ay Pilluchu Pinkuylluna...
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    in the Andes. c. 1000 BC—Chavin culture starts in the Andes. c. 1000 BC—Paracas culture starts in the Andes. c. 1000 BC—Historical beginning of the peoples...
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  • and wind that came from the North. He is thought to be a deity to the Paracas Civilization, who was later adopted into Nazca and Incan mythology through...
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    San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, disembarking in the Bay of Paracas, where the first flag and the first national emblem of Peru were created...
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  • Pacific Ocean, 5,2 km west off Paracas Peninsula, separated from it by El Boquerón strait. The island lies within Paracas District, Pisco Province, region...
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    clans. The Classic Age of Maya civilization begins (around this year). The Paracas culture in the Andes ends (around this year). The Severan Tondo, depicting...
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    dwelt in this region of South America, including the Tiwanaku and Inca. Paracas Candelabra Nazca Lines "Atacama Giant". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2022-07-06...
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    West: Pacific Ocean One of the main attractions of the province is the Paracas National Reservation, where 216 species of birds have been found. Many...
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