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A tribute, to the first inhabitants of South America, and their mammoth artworks, created
on the Nazca Plains of Peru.
These geoglyphs were created between 200 BC and 600 AD by clearing
away dark red top soil to reveal a pale underlying subsoil. The Plain receives little rain
or wind, so in spite of being so old they are still clearly visible from satellites or aeroplanes.
They
are a mystery in that it is difficult to imagine why the Nazca created these images, or indeed
just how they could have been created so large and yet so accurately. Many of the lines depicted
are perfectly straight and run for several kilometres.
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