The enigmatic geoglyphs at Nasca
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The Nasca lines are huge figures – geoglyphs – drawn out in the desert sands. We were told a succession of increasingly implausable stories about their origin, but they remain an enigma.
It has to be said from the outset that Nasca is an absolute dump. We arrived late, shattered from the bus ride to be met by a gratingly noisy and crowded town who’s sole purpose is to serve the unending procession of Gringos wanting to do a “Sobre Vuelo” or overflight of the lines.
“The Spaceman” geoglyph. Looks like a five year old did this.
“The Monkey” geoglyph
“The Condor” geoglyph. Far more elegant.
We had pre-booked our flight as time was becoming a precious commodity for the first time on our travels. We suddenly found ourselves with little under a week to get to Cusco to acclimatise for the Inka Trail. As it turned out, we paid an unnecessary premium by booking in advance as just about every tourist agency in town was still open and selling flights at 10pm when we arrived. Lesson learned. We hope…
Duckee conducts a more thorough pre-flight check than the pilot did.
Dee conforts a clearly pertified Duckee during the flight
Nasca is a dump as evidenced from our hotel rooftop. Couldn’t leave fast enough.
The flight itself was best forgotten by all involved. Dee is a slightly nervous flier, and Al unusually found himself airsick about half way through the flight. (Note – no photos of Al in this blog entry). Both of us were very happy to get both feet on terra firma !
So we will admit that the figures are indeed amazing, mysterious and vexing, but we were both delighted to see the back of Nasca as we hopped on a bus to the volcanic town of Arequipa a mere 10 hours bus ride away.
Just for the record
Dee wishes it clearly stated that Al may be being unreasonably harsh about Nasca (although the place was a dump and the figures looked like the works of an austistic child)
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