Foto van Nazcalijnen, Peru, Midden&Zuid Amerika

The landscape of the Nazca lines: hills and streams at the end of the pampa

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For those who like enigmas, the Nazca lines and geoglyphs are one of the most attractive destinations in Peru: enormous lines anf figures made a long time ago in the dry desert.
The figures were created by the Nazcans between 200BCE and 700CE in an area of 500 square kilometres; the largest figures are almost 300 metres long. They were discovered by passengers of planes in the 1920s who reported seeing "landing strips" in the desert. It has been proven that the figures are not very difficult to make - the real mystery lies in the motivation of the ancient Nazcans, since it is not likely they could see the figures themselves. Several theories, from markers for water sources, enormous astronomical calendars, religious rites, figures for the Eye in the Sky, to the lines being landing strips for alien spacecraft, have been proposed, and we might never know why they are there. Which, of course, greatly adds to the mystery.
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