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NAZCA

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November 11th 2010
We travel north on an on an overnight bus journey to Nazca - one of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries, the Nazca Lines. I recall my uncle telling me about this place when he used to work in Peru in the mines. The lines, made famous by a German mathematician, consisting of patterns, birds, insects and animals made on the ground of flat desert,. From the ground we can make out ver ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca

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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