The Strange Nazca Lines

In the past, it wasn't uncommon to have to deal with the Devil on one or several occasions of a one's life time. He tempted poor sinners, sowed disorder and spread disease. Rationalism has defeated many diabolical manifestations and today, Lucifer and his henchmen appear more sel ...  Show more

From the moment Europeans first set foot on what they would eventually call the Americas, their plundering was insatiable. Latin America and its riches crossed the Atlantic to enrich a few powerful people : land, ressources, forests, animals and humans were either exploited on th ...  Show more

Carved into the Peruvian landscape over a millennia ago, the Nazca lines are some of the most famed, and ancient, geoglyphs in the world. When viewed from above they create astonishing, detailed images of animals that were sacred to the Nazca people. But despite being some of ...

Situé près des pyramides de Gizeh en Egypte, le Sphinx de Gizeh a su traverser le temps, gardant sa prestance intacte… Ou presque. Il manque un morceau à cette énorme statue : le bout du nez ! Selon certaines histoires, le nez du Sphinx de Gizeh a été cassé par des chasseurs de t ...  Show more

How did people create Cahokia, an ancient American Indian metropolis near present-day St. Louis? And why did they abandon it? Archaeologists are piecing together the answers—but Cahokia’s story isn’t finished yet. Hear how an Osage anthropologist is protecting the remaining buria ...  Show more

Les géoglyphes de Nazca, appelés communément lignes de Nazca, sont de grandes figures tracées sur le sol, souvent d'animaux stylisés, parfois de simples lignes longues de plusieurs kilomètres, visibles dans le désert de Nazca au sud du Pérou. Le sol sur lequel se dessinent ces gé ...  Show more