Chauchilla Cemetary

What I like to call the Stonehenge of Peru: Nazca Lines

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April 19th 2009
Last week I had the unique opportunity to see the mysterious site - the Nazca Lines. In the desert, south of Lima, lies the small city of Nazca. The Nazca people were actually a pre-Incan society that lived along the coast of Peru in the dry desert. Before going to the Nazca lines we headed to the Chauchilla Cemetary in the desert where we were able to see well-preserved pre-Incan graves. So ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica

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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