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White Lines...

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May 22nd 2006
(Thanks for the title Grandmaster Flash) From Pisco we headed inland and started our climb back into the hills (the Pampa Colorada), resting in Nasca for a night. Nasca is a small and not particularly exciting town but is included on the Southern Peru, Gringo trail as the Nasca people kindly etched a few large scale lines and figures into the desert in homage to their Gods - probably in 900 BC. ... 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