The Nazca Lines--The only reason anyone would stop in the hot, dusty town of Nazca. The only way to see the mysterious images in the desert is to fly over them, so after arriving by overnight bus at 5:so AM, I took a 7:30 AM plane ride over the desert. I was very, very thankful that I didn´t have a chance to eat breakfast before going because the pilot seemed to be doing evasive maneauvors the whole time we were in the air. The images were pretty impressive, with some stretching over 300 meters across.
Theories abound as to way the ancient Nazca culture drew the images in the dessert: UFO runways, map of underground aqueducts, celestial maps, cult worship, etc. I just think they were bored; there is nothing to do in Nazca.
The images are hard to make out, but if you squint you should be able to see an anastronaut, big hands and a hummingbird, oh and a plane.
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