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The Nazca lines (/ ˈnɑːzkə /, /- kɑː / [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]
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12 kwi 2020 · The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, constructed between 500 BC and 500 AD. 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.
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).
14 paź 2021 · The Nazca Lines map is located primarily within the Nazca desert, in the Pampas de Jumana, between the cities of Nazca and Palpa. The lines are located within the arid Peruvian coastal plain, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Lima.
Rysunki z Nazca – grupa geoglifów na pustyni Sechura w Peru; system linii, które oglądane z góry przypominają kształtem zwierzęta, rośliny lub figury geometryczne, będący dziełem kultury Nazca.
10 mar 2014 · The Nazca civilization flourished in southern Peru between 200 BCE and 600 CE and amongst their most famous legacies are the geoglyphs and lines - often referred to as Nazca Lines - along the eastern coast of Peru and northern Chile.
