The Frog

Nazca

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March 4th 2010
Nazca is a small desert town just away from the coast in the south of Peru. The desert landscape surrounding the town features extraordinary pictures drawn into the sand by the Nazca people and stretches for about 50 miles into the desert. There is only one real way of seeing the lines and thats by taking a small airplane up over the desert. Unfortunatley, this is also very expensive. We opted ... 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