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South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca July 29th 2010

Hello! This is just a very quick one because I don´t have much time but I know that at least my Mum will be worrying about me. Paz and I spent a few days in Lima, meeting up with some friends of his cousin one day who took us to the best dining and drinking establishments, and seeing a statute of the virgin mary with a small llama sitting on her head. From there we headed to Paracas, a small seaside resort based around two trips - one to some islands that provide a source of rich fertiliser from millions of sea birds who poo on them everyday, and one to a national park, which os basically just a bit of desert with some nice views out to sea. From there we went to Huacachina, a ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca June 9th 2010

Die Linien von Nasca Von Arequipa geht’s ans Meer hinunter und dann nordwaerts der Pazifikkueste entlang in Richtung Nasca. Die Landschaft hat sich geaendert, wir fahren fast den ganzen Tag durch Sand- oder Steinwueste. Nach 10 anstrengenden Busstunden haben wir Nasca erreicht und buchen sogleich eine Tour fuer den naechsten Tag. Wir wollen zu einem Aussichtsturm gehen, von dem man einige Nasca Figuren und Linien schraeg von oben sehen kann. Einzige Alternative, um alle Figuren zu sehen, ist ein Flug ueber die Nascawueste, was wir aber nicht wollen und auch ziemlich teuer ist. Am naechsten Tag fahren wir also zu diesem Turm, sowie zu einem kleinen Huegel, von wo man ebenfalls ein paar Linien sieht. Danach besuchen wir noch das Museum von Maria Reiche, einer deutschen Forscherin, die die Linien ihr Leben lang studiert hat. Am ... read more
Tier mit zwei Haenden
Baum von oben und trapezoidale Linie
Panamericana Strasse

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca April 10th 2010

After an overnight bus from Arequipa, we arrived in Nazca to see the famous Nazca lines. The lines are etched into the desert just north of Nazca and form the shape of many things, animals, geometrical figures and other shapes. They apparently were made by three different groups according to our guide book; 1) The Paraca people 900-200 BC 2) The Nazcas 200 BC-AD 600 3) The Huari settlers from Ayacucho AD 630 The lines are best seen from the air so we took a 30min flight in a 7 seat Cesna plane (super cool!) to get an overview of the lines. It is suggested to eat only a very small breakfast before the flight because it is quite rough, and many people get nauseus and/or vomit haha. It turned out they were right! The small ... read more
Laura before we took off
Whale
Triangle

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca March 14th 2010

After flying over the Nazca lines we returned to the hotel for breakfast, it was then I noticed a glass box in the corner with the remains of a young woman"s mummy inside, I don't think I'm fussy but it didn't help my appetite, We decided to dine alfresco. We had hired a guide named Hilda to take us to other sites of interest in the area. We started with a site called Cahuachi, A huge temple in the middle of the desert, Italian archeologists are sill working on the site after 25 years and although highly impressive it would appear they have just hit the tidp of the iceberg, The temple stands 25kms from Nazca town and it is cruel terrain, the heat is oppressive and dry and there is little life, The temple is ... read more
The temple
Todays graveyard
wee catfish

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca October 14th 2009

The newbies are all very nice - there is one couple Craig (Kiwi) and Geraldine (French), two girls travelling together Georgie and Ana (both English), and three other single girls - Claudia (German), Jenny (Scottish) and Emma (English). Yesterday we left Lima and took a 5-hour bus to Paracas. The bus journeys are pretty boring now as the scenery is just desert for as far as the eye can see. We arrived in time for dinner, but nothing else before bed. Today has been busy to make up for it though! We were up early for a trip to the Ballesta Islands, about 30 minutes off-shore from Paracas. Described as the 'poor man's Galapagos', there were hundreds of thousands of birds all over the rocks, including cormorants, boobies, pelicans and penguins, and several sealions too. No ... read more




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