Top Nazca Bus Tours - page 2

The enigmatic Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca are an invaluable treasure for Peru and the world, seeing from the air these mystical drawings will make you think how and for what were made? Every geoglyph the Hummingbird, the Spider, the Monkey... makes this flight a unique and unforgettable experience.

Experience an aerial tour over the mysterious Nazca Lines, where ancient geoglyphs of animals and plants stretch across the Peruvian desert, during this 1-hour flight. From the comfort of a small Cessna aircraft, you'll have a window seat to view these incredible designs, which range from simple lines to intricate figures, such as a monkey, spider, and hummingbird. Each flight includes a Nazca Lines map to help you identify these enigmatic shapes from above.

Nasca Lines – The Sacred Landscape The lines are known as geoglyphs – drawings on the ground made by removing rocks and earth to create a “negative” image. The rocks which cover the desert have oxidized and weathered to a deep rust color, and when the top 12-15 inches of rock is removed, a light-colored, high contrasting sand is exposed. Because there’s so little rain, wind and erosion, the exposed designs have stayed largely intact for 500 to 2000 years. Scientists believe that the majority of lines were made by the Nasca people who flourished from around A.D. 1 to 700. Certain areas of the pampa look like a well-used chalk board, with lines overlapping other lines, and designs cut through with straight lines of both ancient and more modern origin.