The Wari people came next, descending from their homelands in the mountains and living in and around Paracas from 600 to 1000 AD.
They most likely intermixed with what was left of the Nazca people. Their art style is quite different from the Nazca, especially as regards pottery, because they tended to use fewer and more natural colours.
Some of the ceramics of the Wari (Huari) culture in the collection of the Paracas History Museum are shown above.
Paracas is a sleepy seaside fishing village south of Lima. four hours by bus which will soon be an international destination for wildlife tourists and archaeology enthusiasts.
The weather in Paracas is ideal; sun practically year round with a gentle breeze coming off of the ocean giving this desert oasis on the ocean a constant 22 to 25 degrees C.
We invite you to visit the Paracas History Museum to experience 10,000 years of human activity in this one small and exotic area of the world. Located one block from the central pier where visitors board the boats to the Ballestas Islands.
Tours to Cuzco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca are also available: www.hiddenincatours.com