take off!

spotting the nazca lines

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September 10th 2009
After our setback yesterday (low visibility = grounded planes), we made our way to the Nazca airstrip a second time to attempt flying over the Nazca lines. We were lucky ... the skies were clear and we were in the plane within 10 minutes of arriving there. Our flight lasted around 30 minutes and we saw 13 figures. I was unable to find the first figure until Myra helped me out (even though the ... 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