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40 Km north of Nasca, in the fertile Palpa valley (slight distorsion of the term "palca" which means "forking" in reference to its topography), two narrow valleys meet each with its own river: Viscas and Palpa. On their slopes there are tens of engraved stones with zoomorphic, antropomorphic and geometric figures. Many engravings are similar to the designs of the Pampa of Jumana, such as the spirals, of symbolic and religious nature. Ten kilometres north of Palpa, on the other side of a mountains range in the Santa Cruz Gorge is the lost city of huayuri (its name could derive from "huaylluy" which means "to love with tenderness or idyllic love". As this plain lies between Palpa and Ica, the toponymy would be "love plain"). The name of "lost city" is due to its strategic position nestled in an arid gorge, amongst high hills and with only one access which offered it safety and protection. There are hundreds of rooms and shrines, courtyards and silos for grain and water. The abundance of llama bones lead us to believe it was a resting place between the ocean and the Andes.
LIMA NAZCA PARACAS ICA
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