Day 3

Today I drove my rented to the Nazca Lines. When I got there I took one of tour planes. The pilot then flew us over the Nazca Lines. What had seemed like mere shallow trenches on land now looked like a bunch of engravings in the Earth . Among those engravings were monkeys, fish, people, sharks, orcas, and more. My favorite was the spider. The lines were made by removing iron-oxide coated pebbles. When removed the light colored Earth beneath create lines that contrast sharply against the desert. The lines were built by the Nazca people and scientists have a theory that the Nazca's gods could see the designs from the sky. Another theory states that they were built as pointers to the places on the distant horizon. Yet another theory that is much similar to the first one states that the lines were used in part of religious practice associated with the availability of water and growth of crops. Whatever the reason, most scientists agree it was linked to religion. The flight took a few hours and I saw the most interesting designs. Looking at the designs made me respect the Nazca, for they were able to oversee the construction of the lines, without looking at them from above. They must have been great mathematicians. After my flight over the lines that only the gods could see I went to the hotel and prepared for my journey to Trujillo.