In the annals of ancient Peru’s mysteries, the Nazca Lines stand out as one of the world’s greatest enigmas. These giant geoglyphs stretch across the arid desert floor, depicting geometric shapes, animals, and plants that only reveal their true form from the sky.
To understand their magnitude before you visit, here are the Quick Facts every traveler should know:
| Location: | Nazca Desert, Southern Peru (400 km from Lima) |
| Created by: | The Nazca Culture (200 BCE – 600 CE) |
| Total Area: | Nearly 500 square kilometers (190 sq mi) |
| Biggest Figure: | The Pelican (Albatross) at 300 meters long |
The Nazca desert drawings are unlike other archaeological sites in that they require the observer to be at least a few hundred feet above the desert floor for the true expression and greatness of the designs to be visualized. Each year international visitors flock to southern Peru to see these vast artistic extensions, which are quite possibly the most persistent enigmas involving the human condition.
