The Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [ 4 ]

2024年12月20日 · Nazca Lines, groups of geoglyphs, large line drawings that appear, from a distance, to be etched into Earth’s surface on the arid Pampa Colorada (“Coloured Plain” or “Red Plain”), northwest of the city of Nazca in southern Peru. They extend over an area of nearly 190 square miles (500 square km).

2020年4月12日 · Most lines run straight across the landscape, with many designs featuring figurative images of animals such as stylised hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, lizards and plants that measure between 0.4 and 1.1 km (.2 and .7 miles) across.

2023年6月12日 · The Nazca Lines, a group of hundreds of mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert in Peru, have mystified scientists for nearly a century.

2020年10月12日 · Scientists date the lines to between around 200 B.C. and 600 A.D., based on radiocarbon dating of pottery found nearby, estimates of rock aging and other measures. Of the many mysteries of the lines, their survival is perhaps the simplest.

2023年2月25日 · The Nazca lines sit in Peru, about 450 kilometers away from Lima, close to the Pacific Ocean. They stretch across the Ingenio, Nasca, Palpa, and Socos plains. The land in these plains looks reddish during the day and turns violet at …

2022年12月26日 · The renowned Nazca lines images are a group of more than 300 giant and indecipherable geoglyphs of plants, animals, and humanoids graphed between the years 1 and 600 AD by the Nazca pre-Inca culture in the middle of the south Peruvian desert.

If you would love to see the Nazca Lines, but motion sickness is the major reason why you would not book a flight, you can instead climb the Observation Tower (43 feet, or 13 meters high) for a satisfying look at the Tree and Hands Nazca Lines up close.

2022年12月27日 · Interested in seeing all of this up close? Tourists can take aerial tours of the Nazca Lines to view the mysterious etchings for themselves.

2018年4月9日 · The Nazca lines are ancient geoglyphs of impressive size ranging from 165 feet to 1200 feet long. These giant markings cover a total area of 170 square miles with many different patterns; animals, plants and geometric shapes.

2020年12月16日 · Learn about the history, meaning, location and tours for one of the world's greatest mysteries, the Nazca Lines in the desert plains of Peru.

2022年12月21日 · Animal mounds and other geoglyphs called the Nazca Lines are considered a World Heritage Site in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. Here, we see Nazca Lines resembling a hummingbird, as...

2024年3月18日 · There are only two ways to see the Nazca Lines; by plane or by visiting a viewpoint just outside town. Many will say the viewpoint is free, but it’s not. It is very cheap though! For the price of the 10 soles bus and 3 soles entrance fee, …

2017年12月4日 · The Nazca Lines are a collection of giant geoglyphs—designs or motifs etched into the ground—located in the Peruvian coastal plain about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Lima, Peru.

2023年6月9日 · The Nazca Lines are so mysterious because they are a series of gigantic geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. The designs, which include animal, human, and plant shapes, are up to 1,200 feet long and were created by the Nazca culture between 500 BCE and 500 CE.

In the Peruvian Desert, about 200 miles south of Lima, there lies a plain between the Inca and Nazca (sometimes also spelled Nasca) Valleys. Across this plain, in an area measuring 37 miles long and 1-mile wide, is an assortment of perfectly-straight lines, many running parallel, others intersecting, forming a grand geometric form.

2023年6月16日 · Located along the Pan American Highway, around 25 kilometres from Nazca itself, the Nazca Lines viewing tower offers an elevated platform from which you can see three of the geoglyphs – The Tree, The Hands and The Lizard.

2024年12月24日 · The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs etched into the arid desert plains of southern Peru, near the modern town of Nazca. These lines and designs, some spanning hundreds of meters, depict a variety of shapes, animals, and abstract patterns.

2014年3月10日 · The Nazca lines, drawn across deserts and hills, were made over many centuries and although their exact purpose is disputed, the most widely held theory is that they were designed to be walked along as part of religious rites and processions. The Nazca lines are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

2025年1月1日 · These massive geoglyphs in Peru etched onto the sprawling desert are a sight that many dream of seeing. The most unusual lines in the Nazca Desert include a knife-wielding orca, a headless humanoid, a monkey with a spiraled tail, and a cat on a mountainside.