Nazca: Pampas National Reserve – Vicuna & Lama Sanctuary

Itinerary

1. 1

   The tour starts early, the guide will pick you at your hotel and go towards the national reserve.nnAlong the way you will enjoy a wonderful natural setting that combines different ecological zones ranging from the coastal hills with little vegetation, covered Andean heights vegetation of the place itself.nnOur guide will provide information on how it was recovered an ancient practice called Chaccu where cornered and vicuu00f1a shearing without sacrifice in ancient times where the man with great respect for nature Apus and offerings to their gods to seek their protection, highlighting the vicuu00f1a animal native and producer of the finest fiber in the world.

   3 hours
2. 2

   Arriving at a site museum visit, where we will observe the wildlife itself to place it there, then walk to meet and learn more about the unique flora and fauna of the park. The vicuu00f1a national park is located 90 km away. from Nazca, following a zigzag/steep road that leads us to the Peruvian Andes. This area is home to the four species of South American camels (vicuu00f1a, alpaca, llama and guanaco), which can be seen grazing freely across the high plateau.nnThe characteristic vegetation of the reserve is grassland (ichu). In the stony valleys it is possible to find relict forests of quinoa and quishuar and stands of the candelabra cactus.nnThe most representative and abundant species of this reserve is the vicuu00f1a, whose protection and conservation motivated the creation of this unit. Another important species is the guanaco, which, like the vicuu00f1a, is one of the South American camelids found in the wild.nnReturn to Nazca

   3 hours