The Alien/Spaceman

Day 69 - The Nazca Lines

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May 30th 2010
We got a flat tyre at 3am, on a road renowned for night bus hijacks! After an hour or two we were safely back on the road, arriving at Nazca at 8ish. By 9:30 we were on our way to the airport to see the Nazca Lines. The lines were created by the Nazca people by removing sun darkened stone from the desert surface to expose the lighter soil below, some time between the 4th and 9th centuries. This ne ... 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