The Nazca Lines etched into the desert sands cover an area of nearly 1,000 square kilometres and were created between 500 BC and 500 AD. There are about 300 different figures and most can only be seen from the air or other high places. Archaeologists, historians, mathematicians and many others have studied the ancient Nazca culture to try and understand the purpose of the lines and figures. One theory is that the people created them to be seen by their gods and were part of religious practices.
Another hypothesis is that the lines were intended to act as a kind of observatory to point to places on the horizon where the sun and stars rose or set in the solstices. The precise meanings of many of the individual geoglyphs remain unknown. We had already decided that we were going to take a flight and see them for ourselves, so we went up in a 6 seater Cessna (plus pilot and co-pilot) and here are some of the photos I took. I have changed some of the photos to black and white in order to enhance the images
The first image is hard to spot here, but in the next photo you can see the whale
Whale
Whatever the reason is behind the lines, it was certainly great to be able to see them in person.
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