What and Where is Nazca?
Nazca is a small city in Peru some 200 miles south of Lima on the Pacific coast. In the Peruvian desert near the city, there is an extensive plain between the Inca and Nazca valleys. This huge, flat pampa is the site of the world-famous Nazca Lines. Tourism is the main source of revenue for the city, and there are dozens of hotels, hostals, restaurants, etc that cater to the visitors. The Ancient Nazca Culture Nazca has also come to mean the cultural group or even the civilisation that flourished in this Peruvian district for about 1100 years from 300 BC to AD 800. It was during this period that the famous Nazca Lines were constructed along with impressive subterranean aqueducts that are still used today for the conveyance of water. Discovering the Lines Criss-crossed all over the 37 mile long plain at Nazca are an assortment of geometrically straight lines, some running parallel, others crossing over and intersecting other lines. This outstanding geometric ground form remained undisco
