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Nazca Lines
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Made by aliens? Laid out by prehistoric balloonists? Conceived as a giant astronom-
ical chart? No two evaluations of Southern Peru's giant geoglyphs, communally known as
the Nazca Lines (
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, are ever the same. The mysteries have been drawing in out-
siders since the 1940s when German archaeologist Maria Reiche devoted half her life to
studying them. But, neither Reiche nor subsequent archaeologists have been able to fully
crack the code. The lines remain unfathomed, enigmatic and loaded with historic intrigue,
inspiring awe in all who pass.
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