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Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is the name of a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 B.C. and A.D. 800 They were responsible for the famous Nazca lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi; they also constructed an impressive system of underground aqueducts that still function today. Plaza de armas, town of Nazca Plaza de armas, town of Nazca
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Be very careful where you buy in Nazca, and never buy from people that address you on the street or await you at the bus stop.
- Museo Arqueologico Antonini, Av de la Cultura 606 (follow Jr Bolognese about 1km east). Informative museum about the surrounding archeological sites. It also has a collection of pottery and textiles. In the garden there is a working aqueduct and a scale model of the lines. Entrance U$ 6.00.
- Aqueducts of Cantalloc 2000 years ago, in pre-Inka times, the inhabitants of Nazca developed a system of underground aqueducts to irrigate dry lands that lacked of surface water. Thus, they were able to combat the ever-growing desert. The system is unique in Peru and perhaps in the whole world.In spite of the harshness of the desert, in the Nazca region still exist over 30 underground channels, which are used by local farmers, who grow mainly cotton, corn, beans and potatoes, as well as a variety of fruits. In addition to the channels, nearby visitors may also see various lines etched on the desert floor representing geometric forms, as well as the Inca ruins of Paredones.
- Cemetery of ChauchillaFor many years the Chauchilla Cemetery was looted by treasure hunters, who destroyed the place completely, taking away all the treasures the mummies kept in their tombs for centuries. Grave robbers just left behind the corpses, which can be seen today all over the ground. In addition to skulls and bones, visitors also can see several tombs centuries old, as well as long human hairs, ceramic fragments and others remains scattered on the desert surface. It is the only archeological site in Peru, in which ancient mummies are seen in their original graves, along with ancient artifacts, dating back to 1000 AD. This archaeological excursion is combined with the visit to a Nasca Ceramic workshop, where visitors will learn about the old technique of making Nasca pots and also a visit to the gold extraction centre to see an old way of extracting gold using huge mortars.
- Chicchitara Carving Rocks, in the Palpa Valley.
- The Palpa Lines
Nazca Lines
- The Nazca Lines are the star attraction. Scattered over 500 square kilometers of an arid plateau between the Nazca River and Ingenio River, they are huge representations of geometric patterns, animals, humans figures and thousands of perfectly straight lines that go on for kilometers. They were created by removing surface stones, revealing the lighter-colored soil below. They're unquestionably ancient (dating back 1400-2200 years), and remarkably precise (with straight lines and clean curves). The images on the ground are so huge that the only way to view most of them is from the air, a fact which has led to speculation that the ancient Nazca people who created them either had air travel (e.g. hot air balloons), or - even less probable - were directed by an alien civilization. The prevailing scientific viewpoint is that they were created using low-tech surveying techniques, but nobody actually knows who made them or why. Most hotels and a couple dozen tour agents offer round flights in Cessnas. Shop around before buying. The price is US$45-50 depending on the season and your bargaining skills. An airport tax of 10 sols is usually not included in the price. There are also flights which include the nearby Palpa lines.
- There is a observation tower along the Panamerican highway with a view of three of the figures and a lookout on a mountain. You can go there by tour, public transportation, or hitchhike your way out there.
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Nazca Lines
Made by amy allcock
The Nazca lines are a collection of massive lines and geoglyphs etched into the desert near Nazca, Peru. The range of geoglyphs is diverse and includes animals, trapezoids, spirals, and hundreds of perfectly straight lines that go on for miles. The lines were created by the Nazca culture (200 BC to 600 AD) by removing iron oxide covered rocks from the desert floor to reveal the lighter colored earth underneath. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the Nazca lines because they can only be seen from above. There are a lot of theories as to why the Nazca people built the lines which they presumably couldn’t see, including UFO landing strips and pictures for the gods. But the explanation I found most satisfying was that the lines were used as walking temples, similar to labyrinths. Due to the extreme dryness of the region it was thought that the Nazca culture worshiped water and that rituals were preformed by walking along the geoglyphs which are located at important points corresponding to the underground water network. The animal-shaped glyphs were each drawn in one continuous line and bits of pottery have been found along these paths. I’ve always wondered why they would build the lines if the couldn’t appreciate them from above; however, the idea that they are paths first (and pictures for the gods second) seems far more reasonable to me than UFO landing strips. More information about the lines can be found in this brief but excellent Wikipedia article.
Paths
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The cannot be seen from the ground and were rediscovered in the early 20th century when airplanes began flying over the region. Unfortunately, this was after the Panamerican highway was built right across the desert, intersecting several of the lines and geoglyphs.
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