...we stayed in LIMA only two night then left for Nazca on 30th -we will spend 3 more days in LIMA latter on ...bus ride of 8 hours form LIMA to NAZCA...day buses are recommended in Peru as outlaws often hold up night buses then loot ,rape and even killed tourist ...things have improved a lot though in Peru and Bolivia over the last 5 years...it´s just pure desert and dry mountains and sea on the other side all the way from LIMA to NAZCA and absolute massive sand dunes just like Sahara...
... 4 seater plane just for us 3 for a bird`s eye view of the NAZCA LINES...
..feeling great flying over Nazca Lines(NL)...I was seating in the co-pilot seat and infact made a co-pilot by aviation laws with all of 30 seconds worth of landing instruction incase the pilot had a heart attack or something...as if... I mean why not just jump out just like we did over New Zealand...
...pre Inca culture known as Nazcas built this round sort of irrigation system all around the NL...
...Nazca town and NL are just 20km from here...
...NL are spread over 500 sq km desert land...NL remains one of the worlds great archaeological mysteries consists of 800 straight line that go on for miles upon miles 300 geometric figures and 70 spectacular animal and plant drawings it can only be really appreciated from the air...the views apart from being spoilt by them lines were super-the mountains were like choclate colour with jagged edges and feel as though you can scoop it up with a large spoon ! P tried it but couldn't reach!
...a MONKEY with extragavantly curled tail...
...a CONDOR with 130m wingspan...
...beautiful HUMMINGBIRD...
...180m long LIZARD...the tail is so long that the Panamerican highway cuts right across the tail...they could have re-routed the highway slightly as this is the UNESCO World Heritage Site...this highway begins in Canada and finishes at Punta Arenas in Chile-20,000km long and some people do this whole highway travelling just for the hell of it -hey P! got an idea about our next trip-how about driving...........................
...another bird of some kind...there are also giant spiders,owl-headed people,fish and so on......question is who built this and why...no one yet has come up with reasonable explanation-it is believed to be have been built by Nazca Culture of 900BC but why? there are many theories of course...
1...astronomical calender developed for agricultural purpose
2...lines were walkways linking after life or sites of ceremonial significance
3...lines were runways for alien landings
...and many more and some real loony ones...
... my personal theory is they were made by people who were pissed on sucking on too many coca leaves at a stag do...how else can you explain this pointless lines and almost straight too and drawings looks as though made by a 7 year old after a night out on fizzy drinks...
...what´s your theory?..I know keep scratching your head and you are sure to come up with one...
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