Paracas
Paracas | ||
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Coordinates | 13 ° 51 ′ S , 76 ° 15 ′ W | |
Basic data | ||
Country | Peru | |
Ica | ||
province | Pisco | |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ICA | |
District | Paracas | |
height | 0 m | |
Residents | 2841 (2017) | |
Website | muniparacas.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
politics | ||
mayor | Rosario Isabel Ramirez Gamboa (2019-2022) |
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Fishing boats in the port of Paracas
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Paracas is a small town on the Pacific coast of Peru . In the 2017 census, the population was 2841. Paracas is the administrative seat of the district of the same name in the province of Pisco in the Ica region . Paracas is located 15 km south of the city of Pisco and almost 220 km south-southeast of the state capital Lima .
The “ Paracas Candelabra ” floor painting was discovered on a nearby peninsula, dating from around 200 BC. BC originated. The Paracas National Reserve is located south of Paracas .
Individual evidence
- ↑ PERU: Region Ica - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
Web links
Commons : Paracas - collection of images, videos and audio files