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Peru Desert Lines

Cat geoglyph found etched into desert among nazca lines in peru.

Peru desert lines. The nazca lines naezk are a group of very large geoglyphs made in the soil of the nazca desert in southern peru. The nazca lines are located in the desert plains of the rio grande de nasca river basin an archaeological site that spans more than 75000 hectares and is one of the driest places on earth. They were created between 500 bce and 500 ce by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor removing pebbles and leaving differently colored dirt exposed.

The dry environment and uncommonly still air have preserved the markings for modern day archaeologists to puzzle over and to guess at their purpose. Most lines run straight across the landscape but there are also figurative designs of animals and plants. The nazca lines design appears to depict a giant cat and measures 120 feet long.

When a plane climb over the high desert the dull dim monotony of the rocks and sand arranges and change shape. A 37 metre long geoglyph of a cat has appeared in the southern part of peru. Lines in the desert.

By abby sewell from above the rust colored desert plains of peru a mysterious tapestry of geometric shapes and animal figures appears on the ground etched in white. The nazca lines situated in the high desert of southern peru are a group of massive geoglyphs created by indent or shallow cuts made in the soil of the desert. Nazca peru cnn peru is home to machu picchu one of the seven modern wonders of the world which draws travelers from around the globe.

More than 140 nazca lines are discovered in peruvian desert a team of japanese researchers combined on the ground archaeology with modern technology including artificial intelligence to identify. The geoglyphs scratched into. But if you ask any peruvian machu picchu is on equal.

These are the nazca lines a collection of hundreds of faint etchings also called geoglyphs created almost two thousand years ago by indigenous inhabitants of what is now peru. The nazca lines were concocted amid 500 bce and 500 ce. The famous nazca lines are intricate designs in the ground that cover an estimated 170 square miles in southern peru.

Clear white lines slowly develop from tan and rusty red. They are thought to be between 1500 and 2000 years old.

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