Paracas Peninsula
The Paracas Peninsula is a desert peninsula within the boundaries of the Paracas National Reserve, a marine reserve which extends south along the coast of Peru.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Peru
- Also known as: “Peninsula de Paracas” and “Península Paracas”
Paracas Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Paracas District, Pisco Province, Ica, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-13.86401° or 13° 51′ 50″ south
Longitude
-76.34734° or 76° 20′ 50″ west
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
Open location code
57R54MP3+93
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Paracas Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة باراكاس”
- Azerbaijani: “Parakas yarımadası”
- Basque: “Paracas penintsula”
- Belarusian: “Паракас (паўвостраў)”
- Belarusian: “Паракас”
- Cebuano: “Península de Paracas”
- Chinese: “帕拉卡斯半島”
- Czech: “Paracas”
- Dutch: “Paracas”
- Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Parakas”
- French: “péninsule de Paracas”
- French: “Péninsule de Paracas”
- German: “Paracas”
- Irish: “Paracas”
- Irish: “Península de Paracas”
- Italian: “penisola di Paracas”
- Italian: “Penisola di Paracas”
- Lithuanian: “Parakaso pusiasalis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Paracas-halvøya”
- Polish: “Półwysep Paracas”
- Portuguese: “Península de Paracas”
- Russian: “Паракас”
- Slovenian: “Paracas”
- Spanish: “Península de Paracas”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lagunilla and El Sequión.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pampa de Lechuza and Cerro Los Colorados.
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Worth a closer look: Lima and Machu Picchu.
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