Nazca Lines - The Monkey

Peru - Nazca & Arequipa

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December 25th 2006
[Nazca Nazca is a couple of hours south from Ica. It has less than 2 cms rain fall a year and the town water supply comes nearly entirely from underground rivers and aqueducts, some of which were created by the Nazca people more than 1000 years ago! It’s on the tourist trail because of lines and shapes that cross the whole of the desert plateau. The lines were created by the Nazca p ... 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