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Saturday, July 6, 2019

Lima, Peru: Five best places to do paragliding


Lima, Peru: Five best places to do paragliding


Paragliding tours are now one of the most popular activities and required by tourists from all over. Lima, capital of Peru, has landscapes and attractions to enjoy an intense and full of adrenaline.

When it has already risen, on the beautiful coast of Lima or the impressive mountains of Pachacamac, you will have a feeling of calm that will allow you to enjoy the beautiful views of the city, the countryside, the sea, accumulating views and emotions that you will never forget.

1. Miraflores-Costa Verde

The most popular area of ​​the capital to practice paragliding, observe Costa Verde and the immense sea; It has a parapuerto, designed and built for the paragliding takeoff and landing, located in the Raimondi Park, next to the Parque del Amor. The flight time is 10 minutes and can reach a maximum height of 250 meters.



The type of flight in Miraflores is "Dynamic", in which paragliding pilots use the sea breeze that hits the cliff and climbs up this to take height and stay flying.
When good height is reached and the wind allows it, it is possible to fly over the entire Costa Verde, from the Chorrillos District to San Miguel (approximately 10 kilometers away). Miraflores has several tourist attractions that can be observed from the air, such as the Parque de Amor, Larcomar, the Maria Reiche Park, the Rosa Nautica, among others.

In this flight zone, the practice of two-seater flights with passengers and sport flights is intensive. Many foreign pilots visit this flying area, as it is very well known in the world of paragliding.




2. Lurín-Cucuya:

40 minutes from Lima, there are several paragliding centers practiced in the sand dunes. The flight season is all year round, the maximum height is 50 meters and the type of flight is descending. The trip takes approximately 5 minutes; You can get off with or without an instructor, based on experience.



In the place called Cucuya, the 30-meter-high sand dunes allow the first practices. The type of descent flight, flights last approximately 2 minutes; and when there is good wind, it is possible to climb a few meters and stay in the air a little longer. The landing field is wide, you have to be a little careful with some rocks on the way, but they are quite scarce.

The flight zone is ideal to start the adventure; It is possible to fly all day, every day. There is never a fog and the wind does not blow very hard. The maximum height is 50 meters.




3. Pachacámac.

The mountains of Pachacámac are 40 minutes away, or 35 kilometers from the City of Lima. The point of departure or parapuerto is in the Punta Blanca Hill, located 5 kilometers from the Town of Pachacamac. You can get there by normal car, better in a 4X4 truck. When walking, it takes 20 minutes. The flight is of thermodynamic type; The maximum height of 1000 meters. The best season is from November to April. It is the perfect option to fly when you can not fly in Miraflores, which is during the summer months, usually from January to March-April.

In the "thermodynamic" flight, the pilots use the wind that goes up the mountains or the warm air currents, produced by the heating of the ground by solar radiation, to take height and fly great distances.



The takeoff has 200 meters of unevenness over the Valley of Pachacamac, the summits of the mountains have an average of 500 meters of altitude and it is possible to reach heights of 300 meters above the summits. Pilots who like active flights, high altitudes and distance flights prefer this flight zone. The most important paragliding championships of the year are organized in Pachacamac due to the technical and exciting nature of the flight.

Pachacamac is a desert flight site where you can enjoy spectacular views at the beginning of the mountains, and the Pacific Ocean, when visibility allows.




4. Pasamayo.

The type of flight in Pasamayo is "Dynamic", in which the paragliding pilots use the sea breeze that climbs the slope to take height. The takeoff is 400 meters above sea level, almost always flying over the sea and you can barely see the trucks passing by on the highway. With good wind and some good luck you can reach 1000 masl. It is easy to make "top landind" (landing in the same place of takeoff), since there is a lot of space to land and the wind is laminar. Pasamayo is at kilometer 55 of the Panamericana Norte.



The slope is a giant dune 400 meters high with 10 kilometers long, although only the first 5 kilometers are easy to cover. The following 5 kilometers of slope are not facing the wind, so it is very difficult to fly there.

This flying area is ideal for students, because it is a large dune of loose or loose sand that forgives many mistakes. In the summer (January to April) there is no good wind to take height, a descent lasts 10 minutes; so that students can practice various flight techniques. The rest of the year there is good wind to fly, except when there is fog. With wind and good visibility, it is possible to practice maneuvers and acrobatics, since it is flying high above the sea.




5. Cerro San Cristóbal:

The take-off center is in Cerro San Cristóbal, district of Rímac, natural viewpoint of Lima, allows to fly over the Historic Center of Lima. It is a favorite place for paragliders from all over the world, due to its great height, excellent geographical location and history. The "Parapuerto APU San Cristóbal", thanks to the support of the Entel company and the enthusiasm of the pilot Juan Ortiz, was inaugurated in 2015, allows observing the entire city of Lima, has 3 take-off zones and is available every day from the 11:00 am until 5:00 pm (or until the sun sets).



It evokes the figure of Santiago de Cárdenas, a forerunner of aviation, who in 1750 devoted himself to studying the air currents in Cerro San Cristóbal and the relationship they had with the flight of birds. At that time, he was convinced that the same currents could use those currents to fly from Cerro San Cristóbal with an airplane that he himself designed.




Link: Paragliding, emotion without limits


References

Conoce los 5 lugares en los que puedes hacer parapente en Lima

Zonas de vuelo de parapente en Lima

Monday, November 6, 2017

Paragliding in Lima, discovering invisible charms of capital of Peru

Paragliding in Lima. Why can only birds enjoy the incredible landscapes that surround the city?



In Peru you can practice paragliding in Lima and other places, where the geographical conditions are suitable for takeoff and launch. In any place you will enjoy magnificent views, the freedom to fly and even if you do this activity only once, you will never forget it.

Paragliding is one of the extreme adventure sports most practiced in Miraflores. The place indicated is the Raimondi park, on the Costa Verde of the district of Miraflores, where the parapuerto is for the takeoff landing. You can have spectacular views of the city, the Larco Mar shopping center, the Miraflores cliff, the beach and the Pacific Ocean. The practice of paragliding is linked to the quality of the winds; If there is not much wind, the takeoff will not be possible.







In Lima, when the paragliding is done in Miraflores, you fly up to 10 minutes and ascend to the maximum height of 250 meters. In Lurín, 40 minutes from Lima, they are practiced in sand dunes; the maximum height is 50 meters and the type of flight is descending; for 5 minutes. In Pachacámac, at kilometer 35 to the south of Lima, the thermodynamic flight and the maximum height of 1000 meters are available. In Pasamayo, two hours from Lima, at kilometer 55 of the Panamericana Norte, for people with experience in paragliding, it reaches heights above 1000 meters and is characterized as a dynamic flight. Finally, in the San Cristóbal hill, through the Historic Center of Lima. This place is preferred by paragliders from all over the world, due to its great height, excellent geographical location and history.








In other entries we will devote full attention to fabulous places in Peru where you can practice paragliding, for now we will show you an advance.
In Paracas, the paraport is near the Cathedral, a large rock formation caused by the erosion of the sea and the wind; the take-off point is only 20 meters, the ascending band formed when the wind hits the slope and is deflected upwards, allows gradual lifting. You can reach more than 300 meters in height during the flight.

The flight time is between 10 to 15 minutes, although you can hire up to 25 or 30 minutes. Paragliding can be practiced all year round, but depends on the weather conditions for a good flight. In Paracas the prices range between 250 and 400 soles.



In the south, an urban scenario for paragliding is the city of Arequipa. It is suitable for those who have experience and great physical resistance, which is needed from the moment you start the ascent to the mountain chosen for takeoff.

In Arequipa, flights start at 5,800 masl, taking advantage of the high mountains of the province. After an hour, it lands softly on different points within the city.



In Cusco, you also have to challenge the challenge of the mountains. The Racchi viewpoint in the Urubamba Valley, at 3900 masl; there there is a thermal activity that allows very relaxing and smooth stay flights.



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