NASCA | SAN FERNANDO CAHUACHI NP, OCONGALLA AQUEDUCTS, ESTAQUERIA AND SANDBOARDING

Overview

San Fernando Cahuachi National Reserve is located in the Marcona district, about 70 km southwest of Nasca. This bay is a shelter where a diversity of marine species, birds, and mammals live in harmony with nature, including Humboldt penguins, Inca terns, pelicans, sea otters, oystercatchers, sea lions, and the Andean condor. On the way to the bay, the South American camelid guanaco can be seen inhabiting areas close to the Bay of San Fernando. This bay is considered a marine paradise with impressive flora and fauna. Payment: 50% deposit to secure the reservation (via bank transfer, Western Union, PayPal, or major credit/debit cards), remaining 50% paid upon arrival. PayPal purchases include 180 days of purchase protection. Cancellation policy applies (details not provided here). To make a reservation, personal information and the corresponding payment must be sent; the reservations department will then send a receipt or electronic receipt, which must be printed and presented at the start of the tour. A minimum of two people is required for this excursion. Prices are in dollars and are per person.

Tour Highlights

• Ocongalla Aqueducts (perfectly conserved, built with stones at a depth of about 7 meters)
• Cahuachi ruins: large stepped temples and adobe pyramidal structures (400 AC–600 DC), major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture
• Usaca dunes: sandboarding
• Huaricangana Canyon: marine-origin fossils, including a whale fossil
• Lomas de San Fernando: guanaco sightings (observed from a distance with binoculars)
• Bay of San Fernando: marine wildlife (Humboldt penguins, Inca terns, pelicans, sea otters, oystercatchers, sea lions), possible Andean condor sightings
• Beach walk and swim
• Shifting dune formations near Huaricangana Hill (sacred to the Nascas) on the return