Nazca Lines

Nazca Lines

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November 11th 2006
After a two hour bus ride we arrived to Nazca at about 2:00pm. We walked the main drag and realized there is not much to Nazca except for the big tourist draw, The Nazca Lines. Nazca seems to be the poorest of cities we have visited here in Peru. We’ve had positive interactions with all the people we have encountered but had a couple instances here with people trying to take advantage of us ... 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