Nazca Lines
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The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than Template:Convert between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD. The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, and lizards.
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See also
- Iperu, tourist information and assistance
- Tourism in Peru
- Maria Reiche
- Marilyn Bridges
- Simone Waisbard
- List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
- UFO religions
- Celestial mechanics
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