National Reserve of Paracas

Pisco

This town was founded in 1640 and now it’s divided en Pisco town and Pisco port.
Pisco town is quietly, the people are dedicated to the agriculture, the trade and marine activities.
Pisco town has its own transport, good hotels 3* and 2*, restaurants that allow give comfortable service to tourists. In it’s beaches you can find the Saint Andrew fishers small bay, where you can find may restaurants.
Pisco has an airport. The port was displaced by the modern Saint Martin port located in the north of Paracas.

Paracas

Paracas is a small place, a bay, a harbar, a Nationsal Reserve.
Situated in Pisco, with silent beaches with sun and a beautiful water almost all the year. Very near there is a nice small bay of fishers El chaco and la Puntilla and the residential zone. Paracas has good hotel 3*, alternatives for excursions to National Reserve of Paracas, excellent beaches to the south zone of the bay.
El Chaco has good choices of marine food restaurants and you can try the famous Pisco Sour.
Paracas Harbor.
All harbor belongs to the National Reserve of Paracas and it’s a protected area. On the north zone it’s located la enigmatic figure “Candelabro” of big dimension now days it hasn’t been explored. The best way to see this figure is by a boat on the sea.
It has many beaches which are pacific like Lagunillas a the small bay of fishers (5km), La Mina (7km), Yumaque (9km) and Mendreta (25 km) ideal for camping, fishing or submarine hunt.
Punta Arquillo beach (8km) with stone floor, preferred for windsurfing. For enjoying the fabulous view we recommend la Catedral beach (12 km) and Los Frailes beach (17km).
Paracas Bay.



It’s conformed in the bay of Paracas, it has a special meaning for us because it was here where General José de San Martín landed the 8 th of September of 1820 and began the independence camping. There is a monument with reminds us this. We can find in these andine parihuanas (flamencos), specially in Sequion which has white and red feathers. They inspirited José de San Martin the colors of our flag. On his bay it’s located the San Martín Port.

National Reserve of Paracas

It’s dedicated to the protecting and conservation of the marine ecosystems. For the protection of the cultural and historic patrimony of the culture Paracas (800 bc-600 ac) It’s considerated as one of the weird ecosystems and richer in the world. It was declared Natural Patrimony of the humanity by UNESCO.
Inside the reserve you have to drive or walk by the authorized roads and you have to use a guide.
On km 27 of the road Pisco-San Martín Port it’s located the guests Center, annexed to the Museum Julio C. Tello where you can receive complete information of the reserve and guide service. More than 100,00 people visit the reserve a year.