Nazca Monkey – Nazca, Peru
Nazca Lines are one of the most outstanding groups of geoglyphs in the world. Etched in the sandy surface of the desert plateau you will see over 300 figures made of straight lines, geometric shapes and representation of animals, plants, and even human.
These lines are located in the Nazca Desert, about 400km south of Lima, and they were carved around 200 BC – 600 AD by the Nazca People. While it is not known the exact purpose or meaning of the lines, what it is known is that they were made to be seen only from the sky.
The lines are shallow designs made in the ground by removing the shallow reddish pebbles to uncover the whitish ground beneath.
One of the most popular figures in the pampa is the Monkey with the Spiral Tail. This monkey is made out of one single uninterrupted line, consisting only of curves, and then the line continues to for ma series of zig zags and geometric figures.
All the figures are easily seen from a plane tour that can be taken right there in Nazca.
