Cantalloc Aqueducts Tour with Caxamarca Ruins and Las Agujas
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See availability →A Cantalloc aqueducts tour from Nazca that adds the Inca ruins of Caxamarca and a hilltop view of a trapezoid, ending in the underground canals still in use.
This Cantalloc aqueducts tour is a drive out of Nazca that builds toward its finale, the underground canals of the upper Nazca Valley. After a hotel pickup, you head up the valley toward the Cantalloc area, with a private vehicle and a guide who speaks Spanish and English.
- Caxamarca, an Inca tambo, a resting place built when the Incas stretched their empire along the Peruvian coast, where you walk among the stone enclosures
- Las Agujas, an archaeological area where a small hill gives a view of a huge trapezoid
- Cantalloc, the aqueducts themselves
At Las Agujas the guide explains the Nazca Lines and lets you look at one of the famous designs from close by. At Cantalloc you see how the ancient inhabitants fought for survival with canals dug underground, canals that are still used today, while the guide talks about hydraulic engineering, irrigation and the Nazca culture. Around the site there are fields of cotton, corn and potatoes, and what you see growing depends on the season.
The tour lasts about two hours, admission is covered, and you are driven back to your hotel at the end. Food and drinks are not included.