Ica: Ocucaje desert fossil beds

Where: Andes · South America · approx. -14.35, -75.67 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: hyper-arid Pisco Formation desert littered with Miocene whale skeletons, giant shark teeth and the 2022 Perucetus finds, fiercely protected as Peruvian patrimony

What turns up: eyes-only: exposed whale vertebrae and skulls, megalodon teeth in situ, shell beds; casts and displays at the Ica regional museum

Access: Prohibited / view only.

Fossils are cultural-natural patrimony of Peru: extraction and export are criminal offenses, so visit strictly eyes-only with Ica-based desert guides, and do not buy shark teeth or bones offered locally

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.