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The Nazca Province (Spanish: Provincia de Nazca) is one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Nazca.
Political division
The Nasca Province is divided into five districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
Districts
Culture
The Nazca Province is the birthplace of the Nazca culture. The Province is also famous with the so-called Nazca lines, located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.[1]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/El_Elefante_de_Marcona.jpg/217px-El_Elefante_de_Marcona.jpg)
See also
- Administrative divisions of Peru
Aerial photograph of one of the Nazca lines, taken in July 2015, that shows the design known as "The monkey"
References
- ^ "Why the Nasca lines are among Peru's greatest mysteries". History. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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