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Archaeological Tours

Of course the Nazca Lines are what made this small, sandy, desert town so famous all over the world. The dramatic nature of the lines, etched into the desert floor, and their mysterious origins have fired the imaginations of tourists and archaelogists for decades. But Nazca has more to offer than just flights over the lines. While you are here, why not consider also seeing some of the amazing sites that this area of Peru offers?

Apart from flights over the Nazca Lines, which we specialize in, there are three main archaelogical sites for you to visit. A brief description follows each listing:

Cahuachi: It looks like a simple compound of adobe ruins, but it hides the religious secrets of an ancient tribe: Visit the ruins of a major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture that is over 1800 years old. During religious ceramonies, the population of this site swelled to the thousands as worshippers came from all over the region. As you walk amongst the adobe buildings, a guide will explain to you the secrets of the area. Duration 3 hours. Cost: 75 soles per passenger for travellers who are by themselves, and just 55 soles per person for groups of two or more. Read more about this tour.

Chauchilla Pre-Incan Cemetery: This tour will appear to the history buff and the fans of horror films: imagine a millenia-old cemetery that has been looted by tombraiders and graverobbers. Thieves stole all of the gold artifacts and ceramics, leaving only the bodies, which they considered to have no monetary value. Now many of these bodies, mummified by the hot, dry air of the Nazcan desert, are visible in their original tombs. The tour costs 40 soles per person for travellers who are by themselves, or 30 soles per person for groups of two or more people. Additional costs: 5 soles per person entrance fee to the archaeological site. Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutos.Read more about this tour.

The Aquaducts of Cantayoc ( also known as Cantalloc or Cantayo ): Living in a desert required ancient cultures to be obsessed with their use and conservation of water. One of the ways these ancient engineers managed to stay alive was by creating a fantastic system of aquaducts below the ground that collect and channel water to their fields. Created in the shape of huge spirals, which tourists can walk down, these aquaducts are as fascinating for their historical value as for their amazing visual effect. The Aquaducts of Cantayoc (also referred to Cantalloc or Cantaya) have amazed visitors for many years. The cost per person for individual travellers is 25 soles per person, but two or more travellers travelling together pay just 20 soles each. Additional costs: A visit to the archaelogical site requires a fee of 10 soles per person. Duration 2 hours 30 minutes. Read more about this tour.