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Graphic enigmas
Created nearly 2,000 years ago, the
meaning behind the Nazca Lines
in the Ica region of Peru remains
unknown. Made by removing the
pebbles that covered the surface to
expose the pale ground beneath, the
lines form all sorts of shapes. There
are about 900 ‘geoglyphs’ from
straight lines to triangles to spirals,
and 70 ‘biomorphs’ of birds and
beasts, including a hummingbird,
monkey and spider.
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Ica region
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