The Nazca Lines

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Flying over the high plateaus of Peru, one can discover an archaeological treasure traced on the ground and classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO : the Nazca geoglyphs. These gigantic drawings represent animals, geometric or humanoid figures. But what do they mean ? Why d ...  Show more

This 2013 episode covered the Nazca lines in the desert about 200 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The glyphs have remained intact for centuries, and have been avidly studied since their discovery in the late 1920s. Learn more abou ...  Show more

About 200 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, there are lines etched into the desert. The glyphs have remained intact for centuries, and have been avidly studied since their discovery in the late 1920s.

Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick tell about the ancient Nazca Lines in Peru and the different theories of how they were created. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-new-nazca-lines/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS ...  Show more