Blogs from Nazca Lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru, South America - page 17

30th june Life seems to be half-lived aboard buses! saving money and saving time by taking overnight buses results in sleep deprivation and memories of those strange creatures of the night! boarding another bus heading to Nazca for the day, i get placed next to a man that begins snoring before even getting to sleep. sitting up in a chair that reclins only so far, and having your legs choked by the seat in front of you so that the need to go to the bathroom is left till the last possible moment as you fear further damage by attempting to escape...and this was on their premier service- Cruz Del Sur! Their saving grace was their attempt at entertainment- so came the imaginative rise of bus bingo! a guy finally calls out ¨BINGO¨when i still had ... read more

Went on a tour to the Nazca lines today. After the tour, the guide asked if we would like to visit the school where he teaches English. Since we have nothing to do in the evening while waiting for the bus to Arequipa, we decided to go check out how the schools here look like. We were dragged to the front of the class when we arrived. We played temp English cum Geography teacher, introducing ourselves in English and showing where Singapore is on the world map. And then we were made to teach them pronounciation of numbers, making the students who are all teenages and adults, read after us. It was kinda strange, like teaching kindergarten kids. But it was really fun to answer their questions about ourselves and about Singapore. A really fun way ... read more

Unless you were hiding behind a rock for the last 20 years you will have heard of the Nazca lines. For all those of you who were hiding behind a rock the Nazca lines are a set of gigantic geoglyphs in the Nazca desert. The figures are up to 300 meters long and include animals (such as hummingbirds, dogs, spiders and monkeys), geometrical figures (such as trapezoids, arrows) and other like the astronaut. The lines were done by the (surprise) Nazca culture between 200 Ad and 600 BC. The lines were created by removing small rocks and rubble which lay strain all over the Nazca desert. By doing this they exposed the slightly lighter coloured soil. Why they did this is still not completely clear. The theories range from a landing site f... read more

OK. so at this moment South America on a Shoe String isn´t really turning out as predicted. The way we´re going it´s more like South America on a Chunky Piece of Rope, but it´s not like we´re avoiding budgeting or anything. Luke and Renya´s top 3 tips for going over budget: 1) Both of the travelling parties succumb to the little nasties and fall sick, requiring medication, extra nights in hotels and copious amounts of (relatively expensive) hydrating drinks. Bonus wastage if you require a house call by a local doctor. 2) Being sick also makes you a) extra fussy about your surroundings since you spend all day in the hostel and b) hallucinogenic so those budgeting mathematics skills seem to warp and bend until you´re staying in a hotel in the middle of the desert ... read more

Well, I have had a rather rough couple days since we left the trail and at times have wished for the comfort that only altitude sickness can bring. Currently, we are in Nazca to view the famous (or infamous?) Nazca Lines. Nobody really knows what they are or were for but everyone has a guess, from an astronomical calender to alien landing site. My opinion? It was just boring in Nazca, so they wanted something to do. That was our opinion last night, and it seems applicable if you assume the lines did not exist. So, Lima was little to no fun for me. We arrived at the bus station on time, full of food from our big lunch and ready for the long, curvy ride back to the big city. My food, unfortunately, would not ... read more