THE NASCA LINES: AN ASTOUNDING MYSTERY
Posted on | October 16, 2009 | Comments Off
The Nasca lines are one of the most mysterious places in the world. These strange and wonderful figures were discovered in 1927 near Nasca, one of the driest regions of the world on the south plains of the region of Ica. The size and complexity of these geoglyphs, suggest some kind of mysterious origin. However, archeologists state that these drawings were made by the pre-Inca cultures of Nasca and Paracas, who used the 350 Km2 plains as a big drawing board. The designs can be seen from the lookout or from the air, flying on a light plane. The latter is the best option to see the designs, such as the
humming bird, the spider, and the monkey. Maria Reiche, a German
researcher who spent all her life studying these figures, said that these lines, 15 to 20 cm deep, were an enormous astronomical calendar used to track down the different solar phases. She also said the chalk from the desert plains is a magical and natural preserver of these images. It is absolutely very difficult to decipher the mystery but it is definitely impossible not to be enchanted by it.