Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lima
50-86
8
Ica
7-35
2½
Pisco
5-15
1½-2
Tacna
70-120
15
A taxi from central Nazca to the aerodrome, 4km away, costs about S4.
Chala
054 / POP 2500
The tiny, ramshackle fishing village of Chala, about 170km from Nazca, presents intrepid
travelers with an opportunity to break the journey to Arequipa and visit the archaeological
site of
Puerto Inca
(admission free; 24hr)
, from whence fresh fish was once sent all
the way to Cuzco by runners - no mean effort! The well-marked turnoff is 10km north of
town, at Km 603 along Carr Panamericana Sur, from where a dirt road leads 3km west to
the coastal ruins.
Near the ruins,
Hotel Puerto Inca
( 25-8798;
www.puertoinka.com.pe
; Carr Pa-
namericana Sur Km 603; s/d/tr/q S96/153/202/242; )
is a large resort set on a pretty
bay. It has a campground that costs S13 per person, with a shower complex by the sea. It
also offers horseback riding and rents bodyboards, kayaks, and jet skis.
Colectivos
to Chala (S15, 2½ hours) leave from the
óvalo
in Nazca when full from the
early morning until mid-afternoon. Onward buses to Arequipa (S35, eight hours) stop in
Chala at small ticket offices along Carr Panamericana Sur, with most buses departing in
the evening.
Camaná
054 / POP 14,600
