Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
Located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some
400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nasca and the pampas of Jumana
cover about 450 km2 . These lines, which were scratched on
the surface of the ground between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, are among
archaeology's greatest enigmas because of their quantity, nature, size
and continuity. The geoglyphs depict living creatures, stylized plants
and imaginary beings, as well as geometric figures several kilometres
long. They are believed to have had ritual astronomical functions.