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The Nazca Astronaut, also called El Astronauta, is an anthropomorphic geoglyph cut into a desert hillside near Nazca, Peru. Its stylized figure has large circular eyes, extended arms, and a simplified body, and the popular nickname comes from a modern resemblance to a space traveler rather than evid...
The Nazca Tree, also called El Árbol, is a plant-form geoglyph on the arid coastal plain of southern Peru. It forms part of the Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa, a UNESCO World Heritage site whose figures were made by clearing dark surface stones and soil to expose lighter ground beneath...
The Nazca Hands, or Las Manos, is an anthropomorphic geoglyph in the Nazca region of southern Peru. The figure is made from exposed lighter ground and cleared or rearranged surface stones, like other Nazca geoglyphs, and is recognizable by its hand-like forms and separated digits. It belongs to the...
The Nazca Pelican, also known as Alcatraz, is a zoomorphic geoglyph in the Nazca Desert of southern Peru and part of the wider Nazca Lines landscape. It depicts a bird in an elongated, stylized outline made by clearing darker surface stones to expose lighter ground below. The figure is associated wi...
Nazca Flower, also called La Flor, is a plant-shaped geoglyph in the Nazca desert region of southern Peru. It belongs to the broader group of desert figures and lines associated with the Nazca culture, whose makers created large designs by removing darker surface stones to expose lighter ground bene...
The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs in southern Peru, created by the Nazca culture between approximately 200 BCE and 600 CE. Among these are geometric designs including spirals, which are etched into the desert floor and can span large areas. The lines were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Si...
