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1. Take the bus from Ayacucho to Icabus Ica / ...
2. Take the bus from Ica to Nascabus Lima / ...
8h 53m
$22–60
Drive 352.9 km
1. Drive from Ayacucho to Nazcacar 352.9 km
6h 14m
$53–77

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Distance: 456.9 km
Duration: 8h 53m

What companies run services between Ayacucho, Peru and Nazca, Ica, Peru?

You can take a bus from Ayacucho to Nasca via Ica in around 8h 53m.

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Nazca, Peru(opens in a new window)

Nazca is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. It is also the largest existing city in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in the area between 100 BC and AD 800. This culture was responsible for the Nazca Lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi. They also constructed additional underground aqueducts, named puquios, in a regional system that still functions today. The first puquios are believed to have been built by the preceding Paracas culture.

Things to do in Nazca

Nazca Lines(Opens in a new window)

The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. The largest figures are up to 370 m (1,200 ft) long. They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 km between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana, about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 500  BC and 500 AD The figures vary in complexity. Hundreds are simple lines and geometric shapes; more than 70 are zoomorphic designs of animals, such as birds, fish, llamas, jaguars, and monkeys, or human figures. Other designs include phytomorphic shapes, such as trees and flowers.

Cahuachi(Opens in a new window)

Cahuachi, in Peru, was a major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture, based from 1 AD to about 500 AD in the coastal area of the Central Andes. It overlooked some of the Nazca lines. The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici has been excavating at the site for the past few decades. The site contains over 40 mounds topped with adobe structures. The huge architectural complex covers 0.6 sq. miles (1.5 km2).The American archeologist Helaine Silverman has also conducted long term, multi-stage research and written about the full context of Nazca society at Cahuachi, published in a lengthy study in 1993. The past several years long time researcher Omar Faizi has conducted in depth study of the Nazca lines with startling conclusions to his study.

Places to stay in Nazca

Casa Hacienda Nasca Oasis(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

DM Hoteles Nasca(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Hotel Alegria Nasca(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Casa Andina Standard Nasca(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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