Cantalloc Aqueducts

The Cantalloc Underground Aqueducts, located a few kilometers from the city of Nazca, are one of the most impressive hydraulic works of the ancient Nazca culture. Built between 300 and 500 AD, these aqueducts were designed to capture and distribute underground water, ensuring irrigation in an arid region. They are notable for their underground channels reinforced with stones and covered with flagstones, as well as for the characteristic “puquios,” spiral wells that allow access to water and keep the channels clean. These aqueducts, still functional today, are a testament to the advanced hydraulic engineering of the Nazca and a tourist attraction that combines history and landscape.