http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/tags/nazca/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:48:45 -0700 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:48:45 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2120/buddyicons/21020878@N04.jpg?1212676073#21020878@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/tags/nazca/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/5915650921/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tropical-blizzard/">kees straver (will be back online soon friends)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/5915650921/" title="Drawing monkey’s in the sand – Nazca lines, Peru"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6146/5915650921_2e6a47af18_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Drawing monkey’s in the sand – Nazca lines, Peru" /></a></p> <p>The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometers (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD. The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, llamas, and lizards.<br /> The lines are shallow designs made in the ground by removing the ubiquitous reddish pebbles and uncovering the whitish ground beneath. Hundreds are simple lines or geometric shapes; more than seventy are designs of animal, bird, fish, or human figures. The largest figures are over 200 meters (660 ft.) across. Scholars differ in interpreting the purpose of the designs, but in general they ascribe religious significance to them.<br /> The geometric ones could indicate the flow of water or be connected to rituals to summon water. The spiders, birds, and plants could be fertility symbols. Other possible explanations include: irrigation schemes or giant astronomical calendars.<br /> Due to the dry, windless, and stable climate of the plateau and its isolation, for the most part the lines have been preserved. Extremely rare changes in weather may temporarily alter the general designs.</p> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:48:45 -0700 2007-09-17T09:34:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kees straver (will be back online soon friends)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5915650921 Drawing monkey’s in the sand – Nazca lines, Peru <p>The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometers (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD. The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, llamas, and lizards.<br /> The lines are shallow designs made in the ground by removing the ubiquitous reddish pebbles and uncovering the whitish ground beneath. Hundreds are simple lines or geometric shapes; more than seventy are designs of animal, bird, fish, or human figures. The largest figures are over 200 meters (660 ft.) across. Scholars differ in interpreting the purpose of the designs, but in general they ascribe religious significance to them.<br /> The geometric ones could indicate the flow of water or be connected to rituals to summon water. The spiders, birds, and plants could be fertility symbols. Other possible explanations include: irrigation schemes or giant astronomical calendars.<br /> Due to the dry, windless, and stable climate of the plateau and its isolation, for the most part the lines have been preserved. Extremely rare changes in weather may temporarily alter the general designs.</p> kees straver (will be back online soon friends) road trip travel mountain bird peru southamerica lines america plane monkey sand tour hummingbird desert drawing south aerial perú unesco explore cannon andes desierto ica nazcalines nazca nasca nascalines keesstraver mygearandme “nazcalines” “aerialshot” http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2220906678/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tropical-blizzard/">kees straver (will be back online soon friends)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2220906678/" title="Sand everywhere"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2113/2220906678_986c4d1031_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sand everywhere" /></a></p> <p>This was a great time. We took a sandbuggy to the dessert where we had the time of our lives sandboarding down the dunes at sunset.</p> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:09:34 -0800 2007-09-18T16:35:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kees straver (will be back online soon friends)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2220906678 Sand everywhere <p>This was a great time. We took a sandbuggy to the dessert where we had the time of our lives sandboarding down the dunes at sunset.</p> kees straver (will be back online soon friends) travel sunset peru southamerica dessert sand sandboarding sanddunes ica nazca sandbuggy anawesomeshot peruvianimages keesstraver tropicalblizzard http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2171999551/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tropical-blizzard/">kees straver (will be back online soon friends)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2171999551/" title="Going to see the Nazca lines"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2254/2171999551_b5030643f8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Going to see the Nazca lines" /></a></p> <p>This is the plane we took to seen the Nazca lines</p> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:56:24 -0800 2007-09-17T08:50:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kees straver (will be back online soon friends)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2171999551 Going to see the Nazca lines <p>This is the plane we took to seen the Nazca lines</p> kees straver (will be back online soon friends) peru lines plane airplane nazcalines nazca peruvianimages keesstraver http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2169712042/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tropical-blizzard/">kees straver (will be back online soon friends)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2169712042/" title="enjoying the afterlife"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2337/2169712042_24655e55df_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="enjoying the afterlife" /></a></p> <p>Grave robbers didn't get this one (thank god).</p> Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:31:33 -0800 2008-01-05T20:31:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kees straver (will be back online soon friends)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2169712042 enjoying the afterlife <p>Grave robbers didn't get this one (thank god).</p> kees straver (will be back online soon friends) peru grave skeleton skull bones ritual mummy extinct nazca nationalgeographic ceremonial abigfave nazcaculture peruvianimages keesstraver http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2169684116/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tropical-blizzard/">kees straver (will be back online soon friends)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/2169684116/" title="Peruvian sunset"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2200/2169684116_58c08e7496_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Peruvian sunset" /></a></p> <p>Look at the birdie.<br /> <br /> Explore #418</p> Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:22:00 -0800 2007-09-17T16:54:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kees straver (will be back online soon friends)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2169684116 Peruvian sunset <p>Look at the birdie.<br /> <br /> Explore #418</p> kees straver (will be back online soon friends) sunset peru clouds explore nazca anawesomeshot peruvianimages keesstraver peruviansunset theregoesanotherday