Severed Lizard Observed from Tower

Nazca Lines

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October 23rd 2007
From Paracas Beach the drive to the site of the Nazca Lines was not far; maybe 250 km. drove along the Pan American highway yet again! Thru continued stretches of vast desert. The Nazca Lines are world famous etchings hundreds of meters long in the Nazca Plain. Theories of their formation abound: extraterrestrials, pointers to water sources, astronomical calendars, adoration of the gods. ... read more

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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