What are the Nazca Lines?
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Large drawings in the desert in South America. Who drew them? Why? How? What do they represent? Are some ancient landing strips? An ancient mystery explored.
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What are the Nazca Lines?
- 1. What are the NAZCA LINES?
- 2. Basic Facts: They’re a group of geoglyphs (lines made in the ground) in the Nazca Desert in Peru. They were made some time between 500 BC and 500 AD. They were made by removing the red pebbles on the surface of the Nazca Plain to a depth of 4 to 6 inches, revealing the white ground underneath. NAZCA LINES
- 3. Basic Facts: They cover a large area, roughly 170 square miles (450 square kilometers). Because the weather is so dry there, they’ve been well-preserved. Some represent over 70 of creatures such as birds, fish, monkeys, jaguars, etc. Other are of plants and trees. Other shapes are geometric, including straight lines. NAZCA LINES
- 4. Basic Facts: Contrary to popular belief, they can be seen from the ground on the surrounding hills. But they can also be seen in satellite images. NAZCA LINES
- 5. Why were they built? There are numerous theories. One is that they were drawn to be seen by the Gods of the Nazca people. Another is that they are part of a kind of observatory, pointing at places on the horizon to be watched, although there is insufficient evidence to support this. Perhaps they were drawn as a plea to the Gods to bring water to this arid place? NAZCA LINES
- 6. THE CONDOR
- 7. THE HANDS
- 8. HUMMINGBIRD
- 9. THE MAN
- 10. THE SPIDER
- 11. THE WHALE
- 12. There are also grids and lines, which some call ley lines. NAZCA LINES
- 13. Then there are lines that inspire the imagination. A landing strip? NAZCA LINES
- 14. Of course, there are those who postulate other theories about the purpose of the lines and who made them. Some say they were made by ancient aliens. Or perhaps they are ley lines and control some sort of power from inside the Earth itself? NAZCA LINES
- 15. I’ve used the Nazca lines in some of my books, particularly in Atlantis Gate. NAZCA LINES
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- 18. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the #1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis. He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts. He now lives peacefully with his wife and dogs. www.bobmayer.com
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