Unexplained Mysteries: The Nazca Lines of Peru
Get more Tips here! www.destinationtips.comThe Nazca lines were discovered in the Peruvian desert in 1939, 200 miles south of Lima.They were created between 200BC and 600AD by the Nazca Indians - or maybe aliens???There are over 800 straight lines, 300 geometric figures and 70 animal and plant designs, best viewed from the air.Shapes include a monkey, dog, birds, a human and a spider, said to be a diagram of the constellation Orion.The desert has a reddish surface with lighter-colored subsoil and no wind, rain, snow, erosion or vegetation, the lines have remained etched in the earth.Some lines are 30 miles long, and shapes are as big as the Empire State Building!The geometry, astronomy and artistry of these geoglyphs is astounding. How were they created so precisely?Who created them, and why?What's with the electomagnitism over the lines?Various theories suggest they were created for irrigation ditches, ancient calendars, ceremonial rituals, an homage to the gods ... or, perhaps, alien