Paracas Peninsula

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Paracas is the name of a desert peninsula located in the Paracas District of the Pisco Province in the Ica Region, on the south coast of Peru. It was home to the Paracas culture, an important Andean society between approximately 750 BCE and 100 CE. Most of the Peninsula is part of the Paracas National Reservation.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracas_Peninsula

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Coordinates: 13°51'29"S 76°19'47"W

Area Natural Protegida Peninsula Valdes 3337 km
Taitao Peninsula 3556 km
Brunswick Peninsula 4361 km
Brecknock Peninsula 4526 km
Peninsula Mitre 4623 km
Rous Peninsula, Hoste Island 4634 km
Antarctic Peninsula 5788 km
Rydberg Peninsula 6596 km
Fletcher Peninsula 6610 km
Kings Peninsula 6804 km

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Paracas Bay Paracas Candelabro San Gallan island Blanca Island Ballestas Islands Paracas National Reservation Epicenter of m4.7 quake Ica Region