Wasipunko

The Wasipunko Ecolodge is a good place to spend a night or two if you are looking for something a little more rustic. Although they now have electricity in the rooms so the old oil lamps are gone. The food is also excellent. However, the place is not as clean as it could be, the grounds are a little messy and it could be a little better maintained. Just keep in mind that this is not a "5 star" lodging.

The history and ethos of this place aligns with ours as a family and this is why we booked two nights to stay here. When we arrived, we noticed that the place had lost its soul a bit. You can see what was there before and how amazing it used to be. Now, it looks rather abandoned after a very long period of lack of operation during and following the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, as the owner, Olivia, is longer able to run the place, the lack of love and dedication to the place is very evident.
When we arrived, everything was ready for us: our rooms, the staff to cook our dinner, etc. The common areas were mostly quite dirty as not used for some time and with this place being in a desert, everything gets very dusty very quickly.
We were the only guests staying that night (and probably for the following few nights), so we really appreciated all the effort put into having our rooms ready and ensuring their was staff there to welcome us. We also requested dinner for the first night and it was absolutely delicious! All cooked fresh and super flavoursome.
We visited Nazca, like most tourist, for the Nazca lines, and apart from this attraction, I would say it’s not worth the visit. Also, Nazca is very expensive compared to other locations in Peru, which apparently is due to the huge amount of mining in the area. As there was not much more to do in town as well as in our accommodation, we decided to leave Nazca a day early.