Nazca Lines

The Nazca lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. Their purpose remains unknown. The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, & lizards. The lines are shallow designs made in the ground by removing the reddish pebbles & uncovering the whitish/grayish ground beneath. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. #mytumblr

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In Perù, nel deserto di #Nazca, 13.000 linee formano più di 800 disegni. Il colibrì è uno dei geoglifi più famosi: la distanza tra gli estremi delle sue due ali è di 66 metri ed è lungo 94 metri.

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The Nazca Lines are located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the pampa (a large flat area of southern Peru). The desolate plain of the Peruvian coast which comprises the Pampas of San Jose (Jumana), Socos, El Ingenio and others in the province of Nasca, is 400 Km. South of Lima, covers an area of approximately 450 km2, of sandy desert as well as the slopes of the contours of the Andes.

The Nazca Lines - etched into a high plateau in Peru’s Nazca Desert, a series of ancient designs stretching more than 50 miles has baffled archaeologists for decades.

Nazca Lines, Peru - ancient wonder; geoglyphs in the arid plateau of Peru’s Nazca desert. Hundreds of the figures were produced by removing the top layer of red pebbles to reveal the white pebbles underneath. Visible from both the sky and the foothills around the desert, the Nazca lines have changed little in the 1,500-2,500 years since they were built.

Pre-Inca Nazca - The Paracas ‘Trident’ or ‘Candelabra’ is a huge cactus-shaped figure carved into a hillside at Pisco Bay on the Peruvian coast.