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ACCOMMODATIONS:
Hotel Alegria
is within a few blocks of Nazca's centre and steps from
the bus stop.
The rooms are simple, clean and have
comfortable beds. The courtyard with its refreshing pool,
open lounges and restaurant is an inviting place to relax.
The hotel will hold luggage if you plan to check out and fly
over the lines before departing for your next destination.
They also allowed us to use the pool, lounge and courtyard while
waiting for our 10pm overnight bus.
Staff is friendly; some speak English. If translation
is needed, the attached travel agency/tour coordinators are willing
to help.
Recommended.
Please note:
photos will show dirt streets in upheaval as they are undergoing
reconstruction which should be very nice when completed.
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ARRANGEMENTS:
For hotel and our Nazca Lines flight: Booked both hotel
and flight over Nazca lines with Hotel Alegria via email.
The hotel had a promotion for booking the two together.
The process was long perhaps because the airport was in the
process of price increases for improvements in safety and
services. Once bookings were confirmed all went
smoothly. Contact person was Joseph Bonifacio Alegria at
info@hotelalegria.net
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FOOD & DRINK:
BREAKFAST at the hotel was small.
It is suggested that one eat light, or not at all, until after
their flight over Nazca Lines.
There are many eateries to choose from in town and as many
recommendations as there are people you ask. We tried two.
Restaurant Cebichena Palomino - a small cafe
sandwiched between two taller buildings. The service and
food were forgettable and inexpensive.
La Encantada Cafe has both a ground floor and a
second floor with balcony overlooking street (great for people
watching). The food was excellent and well presented, wait
staff friendly and the prices ran approximately $3 US for
appetizers and $6-$7 US for main courses.
Recommended.
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INFORMATION:
There is a private tour information office next to Hotel Alegria.
We worked with Joseph Uribe Acuna who has since moved on to
manage
Monkey's Park Club Travel Agency and Operator.
Joseph went out of his way to help and for the short time we
spent with him, we were impressed.
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PLACES TO GO:
The main reason why tourists come to Nazca is to see the famed
and mysterious Nazca Lines. Questions persist ... For whom
were they made? What do they signify? Could the ancient
Nazca fly? They have been studied in detail by modern man
since 1926 and there are numerous studies and theories in books
and on the internet. The fact that over two thousand
years ago the ancient Nazca peoples, who made beautiful
feathered textiles, pottery, worked with fine metals and
developed a water system with hydraulics (which are still in use
by farmers today), built these immense lines and geoglyphs and
they are still here ... is reason enough to visit Nazca
and be awed.
There are a number of airlines which fly over the lines.
We flew with Alas
Peruanas. Recommend.
We also recommend booking your
flight for as early in the morning as possible when air currents
are calmer, or just before dusk when the air becomes calmer again.
Suggest you wait to eat until after the flight. Our
7:00 - 7:30 am flights were calm and most enjoyable.
Walk the streets. Nazca is a small town and it
is easy to walk. The town is making improvements to its
streets and widening sidewalks. Joseph cautioned us to not
stray beyond the main streets at night. Before heading out at night,
ask advice from your hotel or guide.
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TO & FROM:
From Lima to Nazca by
Cruz del
Sur bus. Trip length was approximately 6.5
hours.
From Nazca to Arequipa on the overnight
Cruz del
Sur bus leaving Nazca at 10:00pm and travelling
approximately 9 hours.
Recommend the VIP section with
wider more comfortable seats which recline; pillow and blanket
provided. Each bus has only 9 VIP seats so book in advance
(they cost about $6 US more per seat than the regular airline
seats found on the top floor.)
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