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Travel<br />
Presidential Palace<br />
Cathedral of Lima<br />
San Francisco Church<br />
Nazca Lines<br />
• NAZCA LINES<br />
Located within the city of<br />
Ica is the Nazca Plains.<br />
There are four areas in total<br />
which are Palpa, Ingenio,<br />
Nazca and Socos, south of Lima.<br />
The site has been declared by<br />
UNESCO as a Mankind Heritage Site<br />
due to desert floors having intricate lines<br />
and figures to which there is no proper<br />
explanation and it still waits to be<br />
unraveled.<br />
The mystery surrounding this is<br />
huge as the Nazca culture is<br />
believed to be incapable of manned<br />
flight. The question remains as to<br />
how they crafted the drawings, what<br />
technology they used and what<br />
purpose the lines served.<br />
• LIMA'S HISTORIC CENTRE<br />
Declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO, the<br />
centre consists of the main square, the Presidential Palace<br />
and the San Francisco Church with its monastery, Cathedral<br />
of Lima and various museums.<br />
The Presidential Palace is open to the public but access is<br />
restricted. So, keep your identification on you at all times<br />
before entering and marvelling at the decorated lounges,<br />
impressive entrance hall and other treasures. As for the<br />
San Francisco Church, apart from its lattice dome and<br />
gilded side altars, the adjoining monastery has a large<br />
collection of ancient religious texts. A must-do at this place<br />
includes viewing the catacombs, Lima's original cemeteries<br />
that were built under the churches. Meanwhile, the cathedral<br />
has checkerboard flooring, vaulted ceilings, gold-plated<br />
main altar as well as carved wooden choir stalls that will<br />
make those following you on Instagram green with envy!<br />
Colca Canyon<br />
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