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One of the unsolved mysteries on
our earth hides in the “Pampa of Nazca”. Huge
soil drawings (geoglyphs), lines stretching for
miles and numerous expanses in form of triangles
and trapeziums show a former culture. The desert
plateau is covered with numerous geoglyphs,
which are illustrations of animals, plants and
geometric figures, especially spirals in
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The more than 1000 lines are
not fewer impressive. The longest line is over 9
kilometers long. The lines jump over dry water
furrows without a difference in their
orientation, climb up hills and at the other
side they go straight in the same direction.
The
order seems to be chaos but still the lines
obviously form an arranged network with
junctions, named line centers. The huge expanses
without any stone are the third strangeness.
From an airplane they look like enormous
runaways. Many expanses have the form of
triangles, others appear like rectangles or
trapeziums. |
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The creation of this object is
easy and could be explained with the kind of
soil. The surface of the Pampa is made of brown
rubble with some ore in it. Some centimeters
lower you can find light-colored sediments of an
old ocean soil (with clay, sand and gypsum). If
you take away the dark rubble from the top you
see clearly the light-colored subsoil. In this
way a trace is created. Increased by the shade
of restriction stones you can still see this
trace from 100 meters above and over a period of
more than 1500 years. |
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- The drawings were created during
the cultural period of the Nazca-time, which
began approx. 200 BC and ended approx. 800 AC.
The meaning and importance is only partly
decoded. Some of the lines were probably created
as astronomical observation lines. The drawings
could portray symbols of the starry sky, for
example the monkey as the Great Bear, the spider
as the symbol for the Orion and the drawing of
the dog could be the constellation of the Great
Major. Other lines and drawings like spirals,
demons, animals with four and five fingers and
so on probably had ritual meaning.
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| Program: Nazca Lines by plane |
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- Subject to the weather condition,
from 08:30am at any time. Departure from the
International Airport of Lima “Jorge Chavez” on
direct flight to Ica.
- Transfer to aerodrome of Ica, to
take flight over NAZCA Lines
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- Change to a CESSNA plane, for a
comfortable view of the interesting lines.
- One hour over flight from Ica to
the Nazca Lines
- Leaving room with Video
Information. (A specialized guide will give
information about Nazca Lines)
- An exhibition of air photographs
and of ceramics
- Visits to the Regional Museum of
Ica and to the lake of Wacachina.
- Lunch at the Hotel Las Dunas
- Between 5:00 to 6:00PM, return
flight to Lima
- Flights, subject to the weather
condition.
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| Paracas - Reserva |
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Sea wolves, pelicans, and old
Peruvians sleeping under hot sand of the desert,
they join in the National Reserve of Paracas,
which was founded on 1975. The Reserve has 335
thousand hectares on land and 217,594 hectares
on sea. Who visit this wonderful place located
between the province of Pisco and Ica, will be
ecstasies with the flora and fauna of the place. |
| Program: Nazca Lines by bus |
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Day 1.
07:00AM departure from Lima by bus (Lima-Ica) (Bus with air-conditioning, TV and hostess) Arrive, meeting and transfer by private car Ica-Nazca On road stoppage at MIRADOR view point to admire some Nazca Lines Local over flight to the Nazca Lines Return Nazca-Ica Over night in ICA
Day 2.
Breakfast at the hotel Transfer by private car Ica-Paracas Sea tour by the Ballestas island and a view of the “Candelabro” lines. 04:00PM departure a return trip Paracas-Lima |
Program included:
- Bus ticket Lima-Ica & Paracas-Lima 01 night Hotel including breakfast Transfers in/out Private car Ica-Nazca-Ica & Ica-Paracas Local Over flight to the Nazca Lines. Tour to Ballestas Island Entrances Guide on each tour
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