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Pisco is a city located in the Ica Region
Ica Region

Ica is a Subdivisions of Peru in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica Region and Ayacucho Region regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south....
 of Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, the capital of the Pisco Province
Pisco Province

Pisco is a Provinces of Peru of the Ica Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Pisco, Peru, where the popular liquor Pisco originated....
. The city is around 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level. Originally the villa of Pisco was founded in 1640, close to the indigenous emplacement of the same name. Pisco is a Quechua
Quechua

Quechua is a Native American language of South America. It was already widely spoken across the Central Andes long before the time of the Inca Empire, who established it as the official language of administration for their Empire, and is still spoken today in various regional forms by some 10 million people through much of South America, in...
 word that means "bird." Pisco originally prospered because of its nearby vineyards and is the namesake of the Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian grape liquor, pisco
Pisco

'Pisco' is a South American Distilled beverage distilled from grapes. Developed by Spanish Empire settlers in the 16th century, it takes its name from the conical pottery in which it was originally aged, which was also the name of the city where it was produced: Pisco, Peru, in the Viceroyalty of Peru....
.

The area is normally visited because of the concentration of marine animals and birds at the Paracas National Reservation
Paracas National Reservation

The Paracas National Reservation is located in Ica region, Peru. Its main purpose is to preserve the sea ecosystem and protect the historical cultural heritage....
, or the Peruvian Galapagos.






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Pisco is a city located in the Ica Region
Ica Region

Ica is a Subdivisions of Peru in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica Region and Ayacucho Region regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south....
 of Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, the capital of the Pisco Province
Pisco Province

Pisco is a Provinces of Peru of the Ica Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Pisco, Peru, where the popular liquor Pisco originated....
. The city is around 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level. Originally the villa of Pisco was founded in 1640, close to the indigenous emplacement of the same name. Pisco is a Quechua
Quechua

Quechua is a Native American language of South America. It was already widely spoken across the Central Andes long before the time of the Inca Empire, who established it as the official language of administration for their Empire, and is still spoken today in various regional forms by some 10 million people through much of South America, in...
 word that means "bird." Pisco originally prospered because of its nearby vineyards and is the namesake of the Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian grape liquor, pisco
Pisco

'Pisco' is a South American Distilled beverage distilled from grapes. Developed by Spanish Empire settlers in the 16th century, it takes its name from the conical pottery in which it was originally aged, which was also the name of the city where it was produced: Pisco, Peru, in the Viceroyalty of Peru....
.

The area is normally visited because of the concentration of marine animals and birds at the Paracas National Reservation
Paracas National Reservation

The Paracas National Reservation is located in Ica region, Peru. Its main purpose is to preserve the sea ecosystem and protect the historical cultural heritage....
, or the Peruvian Galapagos. At the reserve there are the Ballestas Islands, which are off limits to people, but boat tours can get close. The Chincha Islands
Chincha Islands

The Chincha Islands are a group of three small islands 21 km off the southwest coast of Peru, to which they belong, near the town of Pisco, Peru, ....
 are also near its coast. On the islands there are many birds, including pelican
Pelican

A pelican is a large water bird with a distinctive pouch under the beak, belonging to the bird Family Pelecanidae.Along with the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobys, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds, pelicans make up the order Pelecaniformes....
s, penguin
Penguin

Penguins are a group of Aquatic animal, flightless bird birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershading dark and white plumage, and their wings have become Flipper ....
s, cormorant
Cormorant

The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of Genus is disputed....
s, Peruvian boobies
Peruvian Booby

The Peruvian Booby, Sula variegata, is an endemism bird of the Peruvian current whose distribution is restricted to the west coast of South America from Punta Pari?as in Peru to Concepci?n, Chile in Chile ....
, and Inca tern
Inca Tern

The Inca Tern, Larosterna inca, is a seabird in the family Sternidae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna.This uniquely-plumaged bird breeds on the coasts of Peru and Chile, and is restricted to the Humboldt current....
s. There are also sea lions, turtles, dolphins, and whales.

Another attraction in the area is the Paracas Candelabra, a giant lamp dug in the rough sand in the method use by the creators of the Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines

The Nazca lines are a series of geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches more than 80 km between the towns of Nazca and Palpa, Peru on the Pampas de Jumana in Peru....
. The origins of the Paracas Candelabra are not known and theories vary. Experts are divided over the authenticity of the lines.

The Pisco origins are from one of the major ancient civilizations in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, the Paracas culture
Paracas culture

File:Paracas mantle.jpgThe Paracas culture was an important Andean society between approximately 750 BCE and 100 CE, with an extensive knowledge of irrigation and water management....
. Due to its ease of access, and its crossroads to the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
 the Spanish considered making Pisco the capital, before they decided on Lima.

In the city is the Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas

The Plaza de Armas is the name for the town square in many Latin American cities. In Mexico this space is known as El Z?calo, and in Central America as Parque Central ....
, where people hang out and buy tejas
Teja (confectionery)

Tejas are a popular dumpling-shaped confection from the Ica Region of Peru. It contains manjar blanco filling and either dry fruits or nut . The exterior is usually a sugar-based fondant-like shell , but there also exists chocolate versions too ....
, small sweets made from pecans and assorted dried fruit
Dried fruit

Dried fruitis fruit that has been drying , either naturally or through use of a machine, such as a food dehydrator. Raisins, prunes, and Date palm are examples of popular dried fruits....
s. Many different building that surround the Plaza are the statue of José de San Martín
José de San Martín

Jos? Francisco de San Mart?n Matorras, also known as Jos? de San Mart?n , was an Argentina general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain....
, the mansion he lived in, and the Municipal Palace. Other building in the city is the heavy Baroque Iglesia de la Compañía, begun in 1689, features a superb carved pulpit and gold-leaf altarpiece.

Near the town, just off the road to Ayacucho
Ayacucho

Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.Ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches which represent one for every year of Jesus's life.....
, lies the large well-preserved Inca
Inca

The Inca civilization began as a tribe in the Cuzco area, where the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac founded the Kingdom of Cuzco around 1200....
 site of Tambo Colorado
Tambo Colorado

Tambo Colorado is a well-preserved Inca adobe complex on the coast of Peru, also known as Puka Tampu, Pucallacta or Pucahuasi....
.

The city has a population of 116,865 people.

2007 earthquake

The city was very near the epicenter of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake
2007 Peru earthquake

The 2007 Peru earthquake was an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale that hit the central coast of Peru on Wednesday August 15, 2007; it occurred at 23:40:58 UTC and lasted for about three minutes....
 which struck south central Peru on Wednesday August 15, 2007. Media officials reported that 80% of the city was destroyed, including the central San Clemente Cathedral of Pisco, in which a Mass was occurring at the time of the earthquake. As many as 100 deaths were reported within the cathedral.

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