Arequipa to Paracas Bus
If you look for travelling from Arequipa to the idyllic city of Paracas you can do it by bus with the Oltursa company, which covers this route Arequipa - Paracas.The cost of the bus tickets depends on the schedule of departure and the kind of service chosen.The lowest-cost bus ticket is at s/. 75 and the most expensive 125. The first departure time is at 7:30 a.m. and the last one is at 9:00 p.m. To board the bus you will have to go to the Terrapuerto Internacional de Arequipa, located in the outskirts of the city. The arrival in the destination will be to the terminal close to the hotel area of Paracas, which has a variety of services for the visitors. Paracas is a coastal city, that’s why the city has the charm of warm and sunny climates, although it’s recommended to pay attention to the strong wind, famous for being sand bearer.
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About Arequipa
The name Arequipa comes from the quechua word “ari-que-pay”, that refers to a legend about the inca Mayta Cápac; in the legend his subjects, impressed by the beauty of the place, asked him to stay and the inca answered: “yes, stay” (ari-que-pay).In the inca period the incas left the Arequipa territory in search of new places to conquer. The official foundation of the city took place in 1540, by the Spanish who arrived there to take advantage of the mines of the area in the colonial period.The city prospered quickly due to its advisable location in the mining transit path, becoming the most important commercial city, and standing out for its loyalty to the Spanish crown.During the republic, Arequipa was the place where concentrated most of the uprisings and social and political conflicts, what (later on time) would deserve its title of “Hero city of the free people of Arequipa”. Nowadays the city of Arequipa is one of the metropolis of higher economic, cultural and touristic importance inside the country.
About Paracas
In the current territory of Paracas, it flowered the ancestral civilisation of the culture known as Paracas, during the pre-Incan period. This culture was characterized by its textile art, very advanced for that period, due to its funerary rituals and the cranium trepanations, which were made to remove bad spirits. The Paracas culture is also known for deforming their heads until having them lengthened with a conical shape. The archaeological remains of this culture were found by the archaeologist Julio C. Tello in 1925. In 1820, six ships disembarked at its coast, and were part of the Ejército Libertador, from the Freedom Expedition of Peru, commanded by the General José de San Martín. The name Paracas means “sand rain” due to the strong winds that bring sand remains, typical of this territory (those winds reach speeds of 20 miles/32 kms per hour).