Take a flight over the Nazca Lines! The Lines are an exceptional collection of geoglyphs in the southern desert of Peru. There are about 300 figures among them, including geometric shapes, animal-like figures, humans, and plants. Most of the shapes are made from one continuous line – the largest ones being from lines around 370 m long. They have been preserved naturally due to the isolation and stable climate of the plateau that is dry and windless. Expect to see designs of a spider, fish, hummingbird, monkey, and trees and flowers.
The creation of the Nasca Lines is attributed to the pre-Inca Nazca. A culture that flourished in the area between 200 and 600 AD. One theory by experts says the Nazcas created the lines so deities could see them from the sky. These lines are located on the Pampas of Jumana in the Nazca Desert of southern Peru, about 400 km from the capital, Lima. In 1994, UNESCO designated them as a World Heritage Site.
Make sure to see these astonishing drawings in person! You can easily plan a trip to the seaside town of Paracas and take a Cessna flight to view the lines from the sky.
