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The Cantalloc Aqueducts are a series of aqueducts located 4 kilometres west of the city of Nazca, Peru, built by the Nazca culture. More than 40 aqueducts were built, which were used all year round. There are other aqueducts in different parts of the city.
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Acueductos de Cantalloc

53FQ+99H Acueductos de Cantalloc, Nazca 11400, Peru
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The Cantalloc Aqueducts are a series of aqueducts located 4 kilometres west of the city of Nazca, Peru, built by the Nazca culture. More than 40 aqueducts were built, which were used all year round. There are other aqueducts in different parts of the city.

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4y

The ancient Nazca Acueducts of Cantalloc are over 2,000 years old and are still functioning with running water. It was a treat to explore them and to walk down inside them. It is special when we get to walk, see, and touch ancient history and connect with it. The location is free to visit and are very impressive. Don't just go to Nazca to see the Nazca lines, see the acuductos, the museum, the pyramid, and the Inca building. The pottery place was wonderful too, as we got to hold original pottery and see how it is made. Following the ramp down feels like entering the Nazca era, going back it time. It is a family friendly and safe place to visit. To learn more about the history, culture, and construction of the Auceductos de Cantalloc, wikipedia is a great in-deaph place to learn. It is fun to see how the Nazca culture has similarities with modern cultures of you look deep enough, even though at first it seems completely unrelated. Learning about the geography gives us insights about their ways of life...

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2y

Nice attraction. Took a taxi to get here but you need to hire them by the hour from Nasca. 25-30 soles per hour is fair but this is 2023 pricing. About two hours total is more than enough to include to, from, and walking around. I wouldn't say this is a handicapped accessible attraction for people with walkers or wheelchairs. It's a relatively small place that little kids should be able to walk just fine. You can get a guide but check Wikipedia and the Internet about this place it'll be sufficient unless you're a factophile and need more in-depth info. This is a very cool place and if you really like ruins and ancient cultures, it's a must see! They keep it very clean! I recommend seeing the Mirador de Vista Alegre after this. You can easily do the two in an afternoon with time left over. The same taxi can take you to it and leave you there. Plenty of taxis leaving Vista Alegre that you can catch when you come down... Plus it's free to see...

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Hace aproximadamente 2000 años, en tiempos pre colombinos, los habitantes de Nazca desarrollaron un sistema de acueductos subterráneos para irrigar las partes secas del valle que carecían de agua superficial. Así, los hombres de la Cultura Nazca pudieron combatir las prolongadas sequías que azotaban al valle de Nazca. Este sistema de irrigación es único en Perú y tal vez en el mundo. A pesar del pasar de los años y los frecuentes movimientos telúricos en la zona, en la región de Nazca aun existen más de 30 canales subterráneos, lo cuales son usados actualmente por los campesinos del valle, quienes siembran principalmente algodón, maíz, frijoles, pallares y papas, tanto como una variedad de frutas. Los acueductos de Cantayo, donde Usted será testigo del gran ingenio de los antiguos habitantes, quienes en su lucha por la sobre vivencia construyeron canales subterráneos, los cuales se siguen usando en nuestros días. Aquí hablaremos sobre la antigua ingeniería hidráulica, temas de irrigación y de la Cultura Nazca. En los alrededores de la zona Ud también podrá disfrutar de un escenario natural cubierto de plantaciones de algodón, maíz, papa, etc. (los frutos se ven, dependiendo de la estación). La cultura realizó canales de agua subterránea que servían para sus cultivos Las líneas de Nazca han sido el gran misterio para muchos arqueólogos durante muchos años. Monos, flores y llamas, dibujos con más de 30 centímetros de profundidad creados hace 100 y 700 d.C.

Sin embargo, el origen de estas imágenes está relacionada al agua, así lo dio a conocer el Consejo Nacional de Investigación de Roma. Rosa Lasaponara, integrante de dicho grupo, comentó que los últimos estudios que se han dado se basaron en agujeros en forma de espiral llamados puquios. Con las imágenes de las fotografías obtenidas por un satélite se pudieron observar que los agujeros estaban conectados por canales de agua subterráneos, lo cual significa un sistema de acueductos. "Fueron capaces de usar el agua subterránea para la irrigación y los acueductos para beneficiar su actividad agrícola", añadió Lasaponara, además comentó que el viento era la ayuda para dicho canales y para los cultivos de la cultura Nazca. Lineas de Nazca Las imágenes o lineas de Nazca, eran la ayuda para dar gracias a los dioses por el agua que encontraban en la zona y les servía como progreso para...

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Nice attraction. Took a taxi to get here but you need to hire them by the hour from Nasca. 25-30 soles per hour is fair but this is 2023 pricing. About two hours total is more than enough to include to, from, and walking around. I wouldn't say this is a handicapped accessible attraction for people with walkers or wheelchairs. It's a relatively small place that little kids should be able to walk just fine. You can get a guide but check Wikipedia and the Internet about this place it'll be sufficient unless you're a factophile and need more in-depth info. This is a very cool place and if you really like ruins and ancient cultures, it's a must see! They keep it very clean! I recommend seeing the Mirador de Vista Alegre after this. You can easily do the two in an afternoon with time left over. The same taxi can take you to it and leave you there. Plenty of taxis leaving Vista Alegre that you can catch when you come down... Plus it's free to see the mirador.
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Very interesting. Fascinating history, 1500 years old and still functioning. Amazing how they found the groundwater and engineering the slope
Will StalerWill Staler
For 10 soles you'll get into this park and 3 others: El Telar, Las Agujas, and Los Paredones. The Acueductos alone are well worth the 10 soles! It's so cool to walk around and appreciate the effort and ingenuity it took an ancient civilization to bring water to one of the driest places on earth. You can also marvel at the fact that modern agriculture used these ancient aqueducts even today. It's nice and cool down in the spiral formations, and flowers and crops surround you. As with all things to do in Nazca (outdoors, that is) the earlier you get there, the better.
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Nice attraction. Took a taxi to get here but you need to hire them by the hour from Nasca. 25-30 soles per hour is fair but this is 2023 pricing. About two hours total is more than enough to include to, from, and walking around. I wouldn't say this is a handicapped accessible attraction for people with walkers or wheelchairs. It's a relatively small place that little kids should be able to walk just fine. You can get a guide but check Wikipedia and the Internet about this place it'll be sufficient unless you're a factophile and need more in-depth info. This is a very cool place and if you really like ruins and ancient cultures, it's a must see! They keep it very clean! I recommend seeing the Mirador de Vista Alegre after this. You can easily do the two in an afternoon with time left over. The same taxi can take you to it and leave you there. Plenty of taxis leaving Vista Alegre that you can catch when you come down... Plus it's free to see the mirador.
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Very interesting. Fascinating history, 1500 years old and still functioning. Amazing how they found the groundwater and engineering the slope
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For 10 soles you'll get into this park and 3 others: El Telar, Las Agujas, and Los Paredones. The Acueductos alone are well worth the 10 soles! It's so cool to walk around and appreciate the effort and ingenuity it took an ancient civilization to bring water to one of the driest places on earth. You can also marvel at the fact that modern agriculture used these ancient aqueducts even today. It's nice and cool down in the spiral formations, and flowers and crops surround you. As with all things to do in Nazca (outdoors, that is) the earlier you get there, the better.
Will Staler

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