{"id":13405,"date":"2020-11-02T01:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T01:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/las-lineas-de-nazca-un-simbolo-inconfundible-de-peru\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T21:28:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:28:50","slug":"nazca-lines-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/nazca-lines-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nazca lines, an unmistakable symbol of Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-header.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;400px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;200px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; title_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||4px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#c29321&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay up to date with our most recent news and updates<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_search show_button=&#8221;off&#8221; placeholder=&#8221;Search our blog&#8230;&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; max_width=&#8221;400px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#c29321&#8243;][\/et_pb_search][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Nazca lines<\/strong> are an unmistakable symbol of <strong>Peru<\/strong> \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea, a mystery with centuries of history that to this day remains unsolved. Why are they there? What do they mean? What was its function? Who made them? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading this post, so you can discover some of the most interesting curiosities \ud83d\udca1 about these <strong>mysterious lines located in Nazca<\/strong>, &#8220;the most enigmatic capital in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-arana.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"592\" alt=\"Spider nazca lines Peru\" class=\"wp-image-13256 aligncenter size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-arana.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-arana-480x316.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Where are they located?<\/h2>\n<p>These <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geoglyph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">geoglyphs<\/a><\/strong> are located in the Jumana pampas, in the Nazca desert, between the towns of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazca<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palpa_Province\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palpa<\/a><\/strong>, in the department of Ica (Peru \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea).<\/p>\n<p>About <strong>7 hours by land from Lima<\/strong>, approximately; It is important to mention that there are <strong>no regular commercial flights<\/strong>, only small planes that can be rented.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who drew them?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The drawing of these enigmatic symbols is attributed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazca_culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nazca Culture<\/strong><\/a>, a pre-Columbian civilization of ancient Peru \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea that inhabited the Nazca and Palpa area between the <strong>1st and 7th centuries A.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>the final say has not been said!<\/strong> since several scholars of the subject consider that an out-of-this-world technology could have been used for its drawing, that is, <strong>it may have extraterrestrial origins<\/strong> \ud83d\udc7d. What do you think?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-arqueologos.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"nazca lines Peru archeologist\" class=\"wp-image-13258 aligncenter size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-arqueologos.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lineas-nazca-arqueologos-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Who discovered them?<\/h2>\n<p>According to some historical accounts, it is considered that it was the <strong>Conqueror Pedro Cieza de Le\u00f3n<\/strong> who in the year 1534 was able to see \u201csigns\u201d that surrounded the Nazca desert.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to mention that <strong>the Nazca lines are not only visible from the air<\/strong>, <strong>but are also appreciable from some hills<\/strong> located around the desert, which is why <strong>the Peruvian archaeologist \ud83e\udd20 Toribio Mej\u00eda Xesspe<\/strong>, who discovered them while <strong>hiking in the area<\/strong> in 1927.<\/p>\n<h2>What is its meaning?<\/h2>\n<p>There are several hypotheses about its meaning, it is believed that they are some <strong>kind of calendar<\/strong> \ud83d\udcc5, <strong>offerings to the Gods<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf1d, <strong>worship centers<\/strong> \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb, or even an <strong>astronomical center<\/strong> \ud83d\udd2d\ud83e\ude90. All the hypotheses are valid, then, <strong>why, and for what reason were they drawn?<\/strong> remains an unsolved mystery.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>unmistakable symbol of Peruvian culture<\/strong>, due to its great importance, was declared a <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/700\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Historical and Cultural Heritage of Humanity<\/strong><\/a> in 1994 by UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>After the <strong>global health emergency<\/strong> due to <strong>COVID-19<\/strong>, as of <strong>November 10<\/strong>, it will be possible to fly over this area again. 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