Nazca

Nazca (/ˈnɑːskɑː, -kə/; sometimes spelled Nasca; Quechua: Naska) is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. It is also the largest existing city in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in the area between 100 BC and AD 800. This culture was responsible for the Nazca Lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi. They also constructed additional underground aqueducts, named puquios, in a regional system that still functions today. The first puquios are believed to have been built by the preceding Paracas culture.

For the archaeological site, see Nazca Lines. For the culture it belonged to, see Nazca culture. For other uses, see Nazca (disambiguation).
Nazca
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Nazca
Coordinates: 14°49′44″S 74°56′37″W
Country Peru
RegionIca
ProvinceNazca
Founded17 November 1591
Government
 • MayorJulio Oscar Elías Lucana
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)
39,054

Nazca is the capital of the Nazca Province located in the Ica District of the Ica Region of Peru.

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