Paracas Peninsula

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desert coastal landform peninsula

The Paracas Peninsula is a desert coastal landform in southern Peru renowned for its rich archaeological sites, including the remains of the ancient Paracas culture, and its protected marine and birdlife reserves.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Paracas National Reserve 3
Paracas Necropolis 1
Península de Paracas 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert coastal landform ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Paracas culture ⓘ
contains Paracas Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Paracas National Reserve
country Peru ⓘ
governedBy Ica Region ⓘ
surface form: regional government of Ica
hasArchaeologicalFeature burial sites ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
hasClimate arid ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ
hasConservationGoal preservation of archaeological heritage ⓘ
protection of marine biodiversity ⓘ
protection of seabird populations ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal desert ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature cliffs ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish Paracas Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Península de Paracas
hasProtectionStatus protected area ⓘ
hasWildlife Humboldt penguins ⓘ
cormorants ⓘ
flamingos ⓘ
pelicans ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
influencedBy Humboldt Current ⓘ
knownFor Paracas culture ⓘ
surface form: Paracas culture remains

archaeological sites ⓘ
marine wildlife ⓘ
protected natural areas ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Ica Region ⓘ
Southern Peru ⓘ
surface form: southern Peru
locatedOn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
near Ballestas Islands ⓘ
Pisco Bay ⓘ
partOf Chincha Province ⓘ
surface form: Paracas District

Pisco Province ⓘ
protectedAs national reserve ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism destination ⓘ
ecotourism destination ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ica Region → contains → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas National Reserve
Paracas Peninsula → contains → Paracas Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas National Reserve
Paracas culture → hasArchaeologicalSite → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas Necropolis
Paracas Peninsula → hasNameInSpanish → Paracas Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Península de Paracas
Julio C. Tello → hasResearchArea → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
Ica Region → knownFor → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas National Reserve
Cavernas cemetery → locatedIn → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
Paracas culture → locatedIn → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
Cerro Colorado → locatedNear → Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
subject surface form: Cerro Colorado (archaeological site)