As with most things, the Nazca wasn't exactly as I imagined...Some people said it wasn't to be missed and it was a very mystical, spiritual place and others said that it wasn't worth the money....so I had to see for myself.
I had met a pilot in the jungle who had a friend who was a pilot there so he said the cost was $75 US so that's what I paid....This is the route they take and the pilot makes sure you see the lines, irrespective of what side you are on....so they bank in one direction then the other......some have been known to get sick but we had no wind the day we went so only the person right in the back felt ill .....and luckily it wasn't me ;-)
Now....we flew 500metres above the lines and here are my photos (cropped to see them properly). What was interesting was that unless you were directly above them, you wouldn't see them and although in most photos you see them very brightly - they aren't at all...but their story is amazing and why they made them is really unknown but religious in origin - some think that "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." (Wikipaedia)
I had met a pilot in the jungle who had a friend who was a pilot there so he said the cost was $75 US so that's what I paid....This is the route they take and the pilot makes sure you see the lines, irrespective of what side you are on....so they bank in one direction then the other......some have been known to get sick but we had no wind the day we went so only the person right in the back felt ill .....and luckily it wasn't me ;-)
Now....we flew 500metres above the lines and here are my photos (cropped to see them properly). What was interesting was that unless you were directly above them, you wouldn't see them and although in most photos you see them very brightly - they aren't at all...but their story is amazing and why they made them is really unknown but religious in origin - some think that "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." (Wikipaedia)
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