Humming Bird

World Tour of Nazca Lines

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May 20th 2007
written by Miss Wendy O Astronomical calendars, ritual walkways, giant running tracks, extraterrestrial landing sites or a shamans´dreams brought on by hallucinogenic drugs .... Who knows, but impressive all the same. Stuart and I took a short flight to check out these gigantic elaborate designs etched into the desert surface from the air. It is theorized that these lines were made ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca Lines

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more