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	The Nature Conservancy in Peru - Paracas National Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Located along the Pacific coast, the Paracas National Reserve is an ideal example of Pacific subtropical coastal desert.
		Paracas is the only protected coastal-marine system in Peru and one of the most biologically productive marine areas in the world, serving as a major food source for fish, birds and marine mammals.
		Paracas National Reserve encompasses 827,450 acres (335,000 hectares) of Peru’s southern Pacific coast, 166 miles (265 kilometers) south of the capital city of Lima.
	nature.org /wherewework/southamerica/peru/work/art5307.html (345 words)

	Paracas - Nazca
		Paracas and Nazca are two different places but located in the same state at South of Lima, in the central coast.
		Paracas is a marine reserve, the only one in Peru, and the reason is the quantity of seabirds that stop there in their migration from South to North, and the diversity of sea mammals and fish in the sea in this area.
		In Paracas are beautiful and isolated beaches, but on the other side of the peninsula, not in the Paracas Bay where are the hotels, here the beach is not so nice, and it's not good for swimming because of the presence of seaweed and small ray fish, and the muddy seafloor.
	www.indiana-expedition.com /English/Places/ica.htm (679 words)

	Paracas Travel Guide Paracas Hotels and Vacation
		Paracas is an excellent nature and biodiversity destination for the nature and water sports lovers, it also offers cultural historical attractiveness and it is a good alternative to enjoy relaxing moments.
		Paracas is spa, a peninsula, a bay, a pre-Inca Culture and a National Reserve.
		This bay is formed on the north part of the peninsula of Paracas, and has special historical significance for Peruvians, since it was here where José de San Martín disembark with the liberation forces, began the campaign for independence to end the Spanish viceroyalty.
	www.go2peru.com /paracas_travel_guide.htm (643 words)

	CULTUREFOCUS: Peru photos. Pictures and history from Nazca and Paracas. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The cold ocean is rich with life and the Paracas area is a haven for birds and sea lions.
		On the left is a Paracas skull deformed by binding the growing head of an infant.
		Despite the barren landscapes of this area of Peru, the coast of the Paracas Peninsula and the nearby Ballestas Islands are havens for marine life.
	www.culturefocus.com /peru2.htm (688 words)

	Paracas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Paracas is the name of an isolated, desolate peninsula on the south coast of Peru that was home an important Andean society between approximately 750 BCE and 100 CE.
		Most of our information about the lives of the Paracas people comes from excavations at the large seaside Paracas necropolis, first investigated by the Peruvian archaeologist Julio Tello in the 1950s.
		Each mummy was bound with cord to hold it in place, and then wrapped in many layers of incredibly intricate, ornate, and finely woven textiles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paracas (191 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Giant Figures in Peru Desert Pre-date Nazca Lines
		Second, the Paracas figures are smaller and were made in a naturalistic style, while the Nazca figures are bigger and stylised.
		Although the existence of some of the Paracas figures was previously known, most were undiscovered due to their remote location, and their visibility is highly affected by the position of the sun.
		One set of figures is known as the “Temple of Fertility” as one image represents a man, another a woman and the center image seems to represent a divine figure with a head from which emanates a series of rays that end in human heads.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-5-24/29015.html (573 words)

	Paracas fragile beauty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Even though Paracas lies on the beaten track many tourist omit it and they make one of their biggest mistakes in Peru.
		Paracas peninsula lies about 500km south of Lima and is a National Reserve with the highest concetration of marine birds in the world.
		Paracas people were even able to perform trepanation- a kind of brain surgery.
	www.peru.host.sk /paracas.htm (235 words)

	Matchingsys.com: Honey Moon
		Transformed into an ecologically-delicate national park, and a popular spot for New Year's Day camping, Paracas is a wildlife reserve boasting a wide variety of sea mammals and exotic birds, among them the red and white flamingos that allegedly inspired hero General San Martin to design the red and white independence flag for Peru.
		Recommended from the Bay of Paracas is a visit to the Ballestas Islands, part of a national reserve where sea lions, seals, penguins, guano birds and turtles rarely found at this latitude converge before photo-taking tourists.
		In June and August, Paracas is foggy - a reaction to the heat and extremely sparse precipitation combined with the water-laden ocean winds that caress the coast.
	www.matchingsys.com /paracas.htm (1236 words)

	Pisco : Attractions : Reserva Nacional de Paracas \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Paracas Bay and Peninsula, along with the small Ballestas Islands, comprise the Paracas National Reserve, a place of gorgeous unpopulated beaches, strange desert vistas, and spectacular wildlife.
		Established in 1975, Paracas is the primary marine conservation center in Peru.
		Across the isthmus from the Bahía de Paracas (and opposite Lagunillas) is a curious cave formation known as the Cathedral, a rocky outcrop that, with the assistance of wind and sea erosion, has taken on the appearance of a church tower.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/pisco/2870027636.html (999 words)

	Peru Pre-columbian Art, incas, nazca, paracas
		The decoration of Paracas ceramics, therefore, was highly stylized, frequently incised, and brightly polychromed.
		Like their Paracas predecessors, the Nazca produced little architecture and excelled at making textiles and pottery with colorful stylized designs that contrast sharply to the realism and restrained color of northern Peruvian ceramics.
		Paracas incising was no longer used, and color was applied before (instead of after) firing.
	www.peru-explorer.com /preco.htm (1758 words)

	University of Iowa Press - Browse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Paracas Art and Architecture provides the first comprehensive overview in the English language of recent research undertaken on the people who occupied this region between 400 B. and A. 200 and the textiles and ceramics they produced.
		The sheer brilliance of the Paracas textiles as objects has, however, overshadowed the people who made them and their role in the development of Andean civilization.
		Paracas Art and Architecture is the first interdisciplinary collection of the current research results—historiographical, archaeological, cultural, architectural, technical, iconographic, and stylistic—of some of these path-breaking scholars.
	www.uiowa.edu /uiowapress/pauparart.htm (495 words)

	Lizards of the Paracas National Reserve, Coastal Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Note the orange ring around the eye -a species distinctive trait- and the blue and yellow trait -a male sexual attribute.
		The subspecies Microlophus thoracicus icae is only known from an area extending from Paracas south to the city of Ica.
		Its distribution is restricted to the islands and rocky and shelly beaches of Paracas.
	www.fiu.edu /~acaten01/paracas2.html (303 words)

	A guide to Pisco, Paracas and the Ballestas Islands in Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Paracas National Reserve (340,000 hectares) was established in 1975 and is important for the protection of both bird life on the Paracas Peninsula and marine life in the sea.
		Paracas National Reserve and the Islas Ballestas are best visited as part of an organised tour, either from Pisco (largest town nearby) or the small village of Paracas.
		Hotel Paracas www.hotelparacas.com is recommended and can arrange trips to the islands departing from their own private jetty.
	www.andeantravelweb.com /peru/destinations/paracas-ballestas (910 words)

	Peru Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Protection unit that has for objective the conservation of the marine ecosystem and of the characteristic formations of a portion of tropical sub desert, protection of the cultural and historical patrimony of the pre-Inca Paracas culture, and to promote the rational use of the marine resources.
		The wind has a speed average of 14.9 km/h (8.7 miles/h) and in some opportunities winds that reach speeds of 32 km/h (20 miles/h) that lift masses of sand which are denominated paracas.
		Paracas, it also has archaeological remains of the Paracas culture, outstanding the archaeological locations of "Cabeza Larga" and "Pampa de Santo Domingo" where human remains of collectors and fishermen have been located with an antiquity of 6,500 BC.
	www.go2peru.com /webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=1998894 (563 words)

	WHSRN - Paracas
		Peru, Department of Ica, Province of Pisco, District of Paracas.
		The Paracas National Reserve is the most important point along the Peruvian coast for many species of mammals, including two species of seals, 160 species of birds, and numerous fish and shellfish.
		A proposed project to build a road that would bissect the Reserve to connect the city of Ica with the Paracas shoreline, is on hold because of political pressure, although it is a permanent threat.
	www.manomet.org /WHSRN/viewsite.php?id=66 (585 words)

	VirtualPeru.net: Paracas
		The Paracas National Park is situated at a peninsula in the Pacific Ocean and is a wildlife resort for birds and marine life.
		The Paracas peninsula also gave birth to the Paracas culture, known for its pottery, textile and mummies.
		In Paracas there is also the Candelabra, a giant figure etched into a hill, similar to the Nazca Lines.
	www.virtualperu.net /costa_paracas.html (146 words)

	Peru Guia de Parques Reserva Nacional Paracas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Paracas National Reserve was created September 25, 1975 by means of the Supreme Law #1281-75-AG.
		This national reserve is located in the Ica region, the Pisco province, and the Paracas district.
		Some marine turtles frequent the waters of Paracas, mostly during the warm seasons and in the event of something like El Niño, which is when they expand their range of distribution.
	peru.gotolatin.com /eng/Guide/PeruNationalParks/Paracas/Paracas-1.asp (742 words)

	Paracas National Reserve - Park Profile - Biodiversity
		A large number of native and migratory bird species are found in Paracas National Reserve, including the pied-billed grebe (Podylimbus podiceps), white-tufted grebe (Rollandia Rolland), Peruvian pelican (Pelacanus thagus), Peruvian booby (Sula variegata), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), fl vulture (Coragyps atratus), and coot (Fulica americana).
		Both the Humboldt penguin and the Peruvian diving petrel are endemic species of the Humboldt Current of the Pacific Ocean and are found in the marine portion of Paracas National Reserve.
		The Paracas Bay has three distinguishable zones: the marine, the marine-land interface, and the coastal environment.
	www.parkswatch.org /parkprofile.php?l=eng&country=per&park=panr&page=bio (738 words)

	Paracas/Ica, Peru 1998
		We saw Amy Leach at the parade, she was marching with her school, which is Aveneda Brazil I think.
		The Islas are part of the Reserva Nacional de Paracas which was established in the late 1970's to protect the large variety of wildlife here.
		I wasn't in the mood to barter, so the only thing I came away from Paracas with was a hat with flamingos on it.
	www.putnamservice.com /jere/travel/peru/paracas.htm (1740 words)

	Ica , Paracas and Nazca Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Departure to the Peninsula of Paracas for the cruise to the Ballestas Islands.
		Located in a lovely peninsula accessible by road along the Southern Pan-American Highway at only 248 Km (153 miles) from Lima, Paracas was the home of a civilization famous for their textiles in cotton, feathers and wool and its surgical techniques (cranial trepanation) done for magic and ritual reasons as well as for medical treatment.
		Located on the desert coastline, Ica is the most important wine producing area in Peru, specially known for its Pisco brandy; it was inhabited by the Incas who used the waters from the Andean peaks for irrigating the valley.
	www.perutrip.net /peru_travel_tours/the_southern_coast/peru_the_southern_coast.htm (472 words)

	Nazca lines and Paracas, Peru wildlife
		Drive south of Lima along Peru's unusual desert coastline to the Paracas Natural reserve, After accommodation in the hotel excursion trough the littoral to see the wildlife and local museum.
		Continuing our trip to Nazca, were we will take a small aero plain to see the lines from the sky, visit the Maria Reiche museum and return to lima.
		Drive south of Lima along Peru's unusual desert coastline to the Paracas Natural reserve, After accommodation in the hotel excursion trough the littoral to see the wild life and local museum.
	www.wasai.com /paracasnazca.htm (269 words)

	Paracas on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Named after the Paracas peninsula on the south coast, where their remains were first found, the Paracas produced resin-painted pottery and textiles, but little is known of their way of life.
		They were probably influenced by the earlier culture centered around Chavín de Huántar.
		Agreement will oversee Camisea environmental effects in Paracas.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Paracas.asp (293 words)

	Reserva Nacional Paracas, Peru
		The left road leads to the remote south coast beaches, which are anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours away on bumpy dirt roads.
		At the museum an alternate dirt road leads to Lagunillas Bay, which has a handful of restaurants (the best of which is Tía Fela) and two of Paracas’ most beautiful (and, in the summer, crowded) beaches, El Raspón and La Mina.
		The road ends at Arquillo, where there is a lookout over a rocky area crowded with sea lions, especially during mating season from December to March.
	www.moon.com /planner/peru/mustsee/rn_paracas.html (319 words)

	The Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access
		This Paracas mantle from Peru features 49 figures of ritually costumed priests, each clutching an animal by his side.
		Some were intended as burial clothes to be worn in the afterlife, representing the deceased’s status and office in the land of the ancestor spirits.
		The people of the Paracas peninsula on Peru’s south coast are known for producing the beautiful and artistic textiles that influenced ensuing cultures through the time of the Inca in the 16th century.
	www.artic.edu /artaccess/AA_Amerindian/pages/Amerind_9.shtml (214 words)

	Peru Travel
		This museum holds the the priceless archeological pieces of the Paracas, Nazca, Wari, Ica, and Inca cultures.
		It is small, but it has an interesting exposition of the evolutionary process of the Paracas culture with ceramics, textiles and daily life's reproductions.
		It is located to the northeast of the Paracas Bay, between Martin and Taipo beaches.
	travel.peru.com /travel/english/trip_planner/ica/sights_to_see.asp (1986 words)

	Trafico on Line Peru Travel Agency Tour Operator Ica, Pisco, Nazca Lines, Nasca
		The Paracas culture developed from the seventh through the second century BC.
		During the independence war, General José de San Martín landed in Paracas and fixed his headquarters in Pisco, to start the fight for the independence of Perú.
		At 5 km (3 ml) from Paracas beach, it houses ceramics and textiles depicting daily life scenes, pieces that show the evolution of the Paracas culture.
	www.traficoperu.com /english/ciud14.htm (1182 words)

	Nasca Lines, peru trip, vacations and holidays, nazca
		Millions of years ago, a cataclysmic earthquake brought about changes to the land, that together with the confluence of two great ocean currents, El Niño and la Peruana or Humboldt, created an environment where aquatic life could flourish, encouraging abundant growth of plankton and phytoplankton, essential components for marine life.
		In Paracas reserve, scores of sea lions can be seen lazily basking in the sun align with condors and giants turtles easing their way through the water.
		The winds, the sea temperature, and other weather factors have created a habitat for thousands of species of marine fauna and flora, ranging from tiny fish and mollusks to great seals.
	www.peru-explorer.com /nasca.htm (1430 words)

	Sacred Earth - Paracas Marine Reserve and Nazca Lines Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A few kilometers after Pisco we will arrive at the Paracas Bay, which marks the beginning of a coastal mountain range and the northern boundary of the 335,000-hectare Paracas National Reserve, Peru´s only marine conservation unit.
		The lines were drawn using a basic unit of measurement formed by the distance from the elbow to the forefingers and by using ropes tied to stakes to draw symmetrical circles and arcs.
		On the boat trip to the Ballestas Islands we will observe several of Paracas 215 species of birds, including the Guanay, Red-legged and Neotropic Cormorants, the Peruvian and Blue-footed Boobies, the Peruvian Pelican, several species of tern and gulls, including the Inca Tern, and several species of petrel.
	www.sacredearth.com /travel_info/features/ARE/ParacasNazca.htm (871 words)

	Paracas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Seems as though we should have just taken her back with the damaged mast and not expected the broker to fix her.
		The long and short of it is that the broker gravely neglected her, which lead to her sinking in her shallow slip to her floorboards so that most equipment as well as the engine below the sole must be removed and replaced.
		We sought legal counsel and have placed Paracas in dry storage, waiting until we can have broker's experts confirm the damage and begin mitigating damages ourselves.
	www.frontier.net /~tgalbraith/TGSMG/Paracas/paracas.html (215 words)

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