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20-MAY-2007

Alcatraz ( Or Pelican ), Nazca Desert

The Nazca Lines are a series of geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches 53 miles or more than 80 kilometers between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana in Peru. They were created by the Nazca culture between 200 BC and 700 AD. There are hundreds of individual figures, ranging in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, and lizards. The Nazca lines cannot be recognized as coherent figures except from the air. Since it is presumed the Nazca people could never have seen their work from this vantage point, there has been much speculation on the builders' abilities and motivations, as well as the whole purpose of this amazing undertaken. No theory has been proven up to our days...


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Guest 04-Feb-2008 12:03
Fascinating!
Paco López04-Feb-2008 06:53
Fantastic capture!!! V!
Eldar Kadymov04-Feb-2008 04:56
Amigo, make sure you have a decent parachute...
Guest 03-Feb-2008 23:14
It is truly amazing how these symbols came to be. I'll bet it is something to see up close. : ) v
Marcia Colelli03-Feb-2008 23:01
Thanks for all the information and the photo of these mysterious etchings. I would love to see things like this. V
Sandi Whitteker03-Feb-2008 21:54
These are just so strange and perplexing. Great shot of them.