Paracas Peninsula

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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)


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)