Pampa Colorada
Pampa Colorada is a plain in Ica, Peru. Pampa Colorada is situated nearby to the locality Nazca lines, as well as near Almaer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazca lines and Cahuachi.
Nazca lines
Locality
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The Nazca lines are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. Nazca lines is situated 6 km north of Pampa Colorada.
Cahuachi
Locality
Photo: Ed88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cahuachi, in Peru, was a major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture, based from about 1–500 CE in the coastal area of Peru's central Andes. It overlooked some of the Nazca lines. Cahuachi is situated 8 km south of Pampa Colorada.
Pampa Colorada
- Type: Plain
- Category: landform
- Location: Ica, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-14.75° or 14° 45′ southLongitude
-75.11667° or 75° 7′ westElevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)Open location code
57Q67V2M+28GeoNames ID
3942677
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