Nazca Lines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nazca Lines, Republic of Peru South America
 
 
 
In 1927, when commercial flights began flying over Peru and the Nazca region
passengers reported strange lines
images and shapes on the ground
Plane filled with tourists from all over the world
quickly conquered the Nazca sky until in the end hundreds of different designs were found in the region.
The Nazca line is an ancient geoglyph
of great designs or motives (generally over 4 meters) arranged on land and usually formed from clastic rock or long-lasting landscape elements
such as broken pieces of rock, trees, gravel, or mounds
Nazca line is located in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru
The greatest motives reached the 370m size and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994
The dry highlands stretching over 80 km are located between Nazca and Palpa cities in Pampas de Jumana
about 400 km south of Lima, the capital of Peru
Although some local geoglyphs resemble the Paracas motif
scientists believe that the Nazca Lines were created by Nazca culture between 500 BC and AD 500
Hundreds of motives with simple line designs and geometric shapes as well as over 70 others are animal zoomorphic designs
such as birds, fish , spiders, jaguars, and apes, or even some human figures
Other designs include phytomorphic shapes, such as trees and flowers spread over an area of ​​more than 321 square kilometers
Archaeologists, ethnologists, and anthropologists have studied ancient Nazca cultures
to try to determine the purpose of the line and the image
A hypothesis states that Nazca people created it to be seen by the gods in the heavens or it could also relate to astronomy and cosmology
that is as an observatory showing points on the horizon where the sun and other celestial bodies rise or sunset at the solstice
Many prehistoric native cultures in America and elsewhere
build structures that incorporate such astronomical appearances with their religious cosmology
as well as the Mississippian culture at Cahokia in the United States now
another example is Stonehenge in England.
Another theory is a geometric line that indicates the flow of water
irrigation schemes, or becomes part of a ritual to "summon" water
Spiders, birds and plants can be a symbol of fertility
Other opinions suggest that the line acts as an astronomical calendar
Other researchers believe the Nazca line formed a labyrinth
constellations in the sky, or as part of an ancient pilgrimage route.
The Nazca line is considered the most prominent
and unparalleled geoglif group in number, size, and variety
Concentration and line alignment,
as well as their cultural continuity indicate that this is an important activity
and lasts for about a thousand years.
The Nazca people belong to ancient prehistoric cultures .
that successfully pump underground water to the surface for irrigation
