Nazca

Our next stop was Nazca, home of the mysterious Nazca lines. These are only visible from the air and to this day the archaeologists still dont know exactly how these were done, especially with not being able to see the finished work. There are many theories as to why and how these were made, some even going as far as the work of aliens. However the general thought seems to be for aquaducts and water irrigation through this desert area, but its still unknown why they did these particular shapes. They extend from a tree, hands, monkey, hummingbird, phoenix, person/astronaut, dog and a few more.

So we decided to brave the 6 seater plane (many people were sceptical of the flight considering there have been 4 crashes in the last year but we thought luck was on our side and we took the chance) and experience the sight of these lines from the air. It was an excellent experience, although the half an hour flight ended just in time before the motion sickness of the small plane turning sideways for views from both sides of the plane kicked in! James came off his plane looking very pale but we all loved it.

The person (or astronaut)

 The hummingbird - my favourite!