Nazca Lines are probably the coolest lines in the world! We arrived one day and left the next but took a flight over the lines to be sure not to miss anything. From the rumours that the flight was a bit rocky and many a passenger recalled their breakfast while in flight I can believe but luckily we held on to our stomachs and it was OK! The 30 minutes in the sky were amazing and courtesy of Ian we have these really great pictures of the lines from above. See if you can work out the mystery:
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| No mystery here, I couldn't keep my eyes open the sun was so strong! |
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| Check out the erosion from rain water. These water flows are all dried up now but in some cases they have taken the Lines with them. |
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| Can you guess what it is yet? |
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| A tower in the middle of the desert was dedicated to Marie Reiche who I have to mention as a life long devotee to working out what an earth these lines were for. |
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| Zzz Zzz All this travelling is making me sleepy! |
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| What a strange looking skull you have!!?? |
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| Behold!! |
Oh I forgot to mention Andrew Marr, who we spontaneously walked into in (of course) one of the most expensive hotels in tiny Nazca. He is a very friendly chap and told us about his trips over here for a documentary he is doing. He is a lot smaller in real life too, but I think everyone in TV is :)
Yet another place I have always wanted to see!I shall have to watch out for Andrew Marr's documentary.
ReplyDeleteAren't they now believed to be ceremonial pathways?
He mentioned it would be on in October so I maybe back to watch it!! We will see!
ReplyDeleteYes this is a theory, one of many and I can see some good evidence behind it. The animals and shapes all seem to be on a continuous line and some of them run on for miles in the same area. It was thought that people would pray/worship or dance along the lines, as there seems to be an entrance an exit point. However I think it may sadly be one of those things that we will simple never know 'why' they were constructed! I would recommend a visit one day, they are extraordinary!!