Cantallo Aqueducts

The Pardeones ruins, 2km southeast of town via Arica over the river, are not very well preserved. About 5km further are the underground Cantallo aqueducts, which are still in working order and essential in irrigating the surrounding fields. Though once possible to enter the aqueducts through the spiraling ventanas (windows), which local people use to clean the aqueducts each year, entry is now prohibited; instead, you can take note of the Nazca’s exceptional stonework from outside. It’s possible, but not necessarily safe, to walk to the aqueducts; at least, don’t carry any valuables. It’s better to catch a minibus leaving from the first block of Arica (S0.80, 20 minutes), which will leave you at Cantallo, from where it is a 15-minute walk. Alternatively, take a taxi (around S40 round-trip).Tours from Nazca that take 2½ hours cost from US$5 per person and may be combined with a visit to see El Telar, a geoglyph found in the town of Buena Fe, and visits to touristy gold and ceramics workshops.