Blogs from Nazca, Ica, Peru, South America - page 25

“Lines, lines, lines” is how my friend described Nazca while trying to convince me to stay in Arequipa. I decided to treat myself and catch a first class bus from Arequipa to Nazca. It was a lot more expensive, and a bit boring (I missed the old ladies from the mountains) but finally I had a lot of leg room, and there was a meal served on the bus! Leaving Arequipa in the evening I arrived in Nazca at around 2am. I was hoping to stay in the bus station waiting room until the morning, but unfortunately it was closed and tiredness got the better of me so I decided to look for a hotel. The first 3 or 4 hotels where full, so it was looking like I might have to give up on the ... read more

ok so again the photos will follow but at the moment we haven´t had them written to cd and as we can no longer plug in our battery charger we thought we had better try and save batteries!! we had a couple of hours in the hotel before it was time to go and take our flight over the lines. they can never predict how long you will be waiting to go up and when we got there at 10 we were told that we should come back later as the first flight had only just managed to go up and so there were lots of people waiting. this wasn´t a problem as we first went and did the tour of a cemetery we would normally have done after. the cemetery invloved walking rounds lots of ... read more

Matka jatkuu ja kun olimme kuluttaneet pari paivaa Limassa, paatimme lahtea matkaamaan kohti Machu Picchua, mutta tormasimme Perun itsenaisyyspaivan vapaiden vuoksi sen verran korkeisiin bussilippujen hintoihin, etta teimme paatoksen pysahtya Nascassa ja odottaa siella halvempia lippuja. Joten ei muuta kuin jalleen kerran rinkat selkaan ja etsimaan oikeaa paikkaa mista linja-auto nappaa ihmiset kyytiinsa. Perussa ei nimittain bussit valttamatta lahde linja-autoasemalta vaan vaikka kahden kadun risteyksesta, joka sinun vain taytyy tietaa. Seikkailua siis... :) Matka Nazcaan kesti kahdeksisen tuntia ja saavuimme sinne pimean aikaan. Bussit taalla ovat onneksi oikein siedettavia niin kuin muuallakin Etela-Amerikan maissa, joten takapuoli ei ole liian hellana tuollaisenkaan matkan jalkeen. Hostellille saavuttuamme paasimme heti tekemaan tuttavuutta paikallisen matkatoimistoihmisen kanssa... read more

On route to Nazca we camped on the beach for one night and enjoyed fajitas by the camp fire. We are pro tent erectors! The Nazca Lines are gigantic geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert. It is believed they were created by the Nazca culture between 200 BC and 600 AD. The designs carved into the ground, range from simple lines to figures such as hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, a space man, lizards and many more. The Nazca lines can only be viewed by air, because of this there is much speculation as to how the designs were made and for what purpose. Some say they were explanations from ancient gods, a landing strip for returning aliens or a celestial calendar created by the Nazca civilisation. We boarded a 5 seater aeroplane, Sarah to be co-pilot! The ... read more

30th june Life seems to be half-lived aboard buses! saving money and saving time by taking overnight buses results in sleep deprivation and memories of those strange creatures of the night! boarding another bus heading to Nazca for the day, i get placed next to a man that begins snoring before even getting to sleep. sitting up in a chair that reclins only so far, and having your legs choked by the seat in front of you so that the need to go to the bathroom is left till the last possible moment as you fear further damage by attempting to escape...and this was on their premier service- Cruz Del Sur! Their saving grace was their attempt at entertainment- so came the imaginative rise of bus bingo! a guy finally calls out ¨BINGO¨when i still had ... read more