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Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is the name of a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 BC and AD 800. They were responsible for the Nazca Lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi; they also constructed an impressive system of underground aqueducts that still function today. The town of Nazca has recently been dumping its trash on the pampa, destroying some of the Nazca lines in the process.[citation needed] Under President Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori's rule, Nazca received money to turn the irrigation canals into tourist attractions. President Alejandro Toledo, whose partner is an anthropologist, stopped the aid. Since 1997, Nazca has been the location of a major Canadian gold mining operation. The people who were living on the land for the previous 2000 years did not have title to the land so they were displaced without legal problems. Since then there have been some attempts to legalize poor citizens' ownership of their land and their fixed property, in response to Hernando de Soto's research on the poor. r />
Coordinates 14°49'44?S 74°56'37?W? / ?-14.82889, -74.94361
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1. On the Nature of the Nazca Lines
September 29, 2007
In my prior posting, entitled "Ancient Astronauts and Contemporary Skepticism," I challenged the skeptics (assuming they do not want to acknowledge that the Nazca Lines were made to be viewed by an ancient astronaut) to provide a credible explanation of those geoglyphs. I argued that the people of Nazca cannot be considered unique in human history and that the skeptics need to find parallels elsewhere. However, I imagine that, instead of trying to produce a mundane explanation of the Nazca Lines, the skeptics could simply argue that I have not proven the contrary case.
The basic facts of ... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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2. Ancient Astronauts and Contemporary Skepticism
September 21, 2007
Over the course of the past year, I closely assisted a colleague in writing a series of ten articles covering diverse aspects of my ancient astronaut theory. All ten of those articles circulated widely around the globe and view counters on many sites indicated plentiful readership, but feedback to me, or to her, from anywhere, was non-existent. There was neither criticism nor acclaim from anyone. Just silence. I was starting to think that perhaps no one in world wants to take ancient astronauts seriously.
In an attempt to make some progress, I decided to pay sixty dollars for a review of ... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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3. Sex in Peru by Rick Vecchio - Part II
September 11, 2007
Huacos eroticos also have been found from the Vicus and Salinar cultures dating back to Peru's Early Horizon Period, from roughly 850 B.C. to 200 B.C. The Nazca culture, which flourished on Peru's southern coast during the same period as the Moche, stressed painting more than ceramic modeling where sexual motifs were concerned. Sexual ceramics also have been found from the Recuay culture, of that same period, in Peru's northern highlands.
Peruvian archaeologist Federico Kauffman-Doig has argued that the Moche pottery, as well as phallic architectural monuments and artifacts of other Peruv... (read more)
Author: Steve Silvester
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4. Nostradamus Prophecies Linked to the Nazca Lines
April 10, 2007
Michel Nostradamus, history's most famous prophet, died in southern France in the sixteenth century. The lines of Nazca are one of archaeology's greatest mysteries and were created nearly a thousand years earlier on a faraway continent. A direct connection between the two is surely impossible, no? "To the contrary, it's highly possible," says Morten St. George, author of a Nostradamus decoding book called Incantation of the Law Against Inept Critics: A Guide to Cryptic Thinking.
St. George's sensational decoding breakthrough was discovering that more than a half dozen of the Nostradam... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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5. Highlights of a Peru Vacation
January 13, 2007
No matter if you are in pursuit of sports adventure, or an archaeological phenomenon, a visit to Peru truly satisfies. Nestled between Bolivia to its south and Ecuador to its north, this seaside country also shares borders with Chile, Brazil, and Columbia. For the nature enthusiast, Peru's oddly contradicting natural features produce a fascinating array of wildlife, including whales, giant otters, and jaguars. Head east of the Andes into the Peruvian jungle, where you'll glimpse some of the richest biodiversity on earth. Peru has several well-established national parks along the desert seacoas... (read more)
Author: Michael Zurakhinsky
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6. Overview of Peru for Travelers
March 30, 2006
Peru is located on the upper west coast of South America. If you are considering Peru as a travel destination, following is an overview of the country.
Overview of Peru for Travelers
Historically, Peru was the location of the dominant early cultures in South America. The city of Caral has pyramid remains dated to between 2000 and 2600 BC, which may make it the oldest city in the world. Peru is also the home of the Nazca Lines, the football field size drawings in the ground that are only apparent from the air.
The Incas are a mysterious civilization, but one that was clearly do... (read more)
Author: Richard Monk
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