Nazca

Nazca is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. It is also the name of the largest existing town in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in the area between 100 BC and AD 800. This culture was responsible for the Nazca Lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi. They also constructed additional underground aqueducts, named puquios, in a regional system that still functions today. The first puquios are believed to have been built by the preceding Paracas culture. Nazca is the capital of the Nazca Province located in the Ica District of the Ica region of Peru.

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Nazca Lines: Mysterious geoglyphs in Peru

Aerial investigation reveals 168 previously unnoticed Nazca Lines in Peru

Scientists Discover 168 Mysterious Nazca Geoglyphs in The Desert Sands of Peru

Before Being Ritually Sacrificed, This Nazca Child Was Drugged With Psychedelics

Nazca child ingested psychoactive cactus just before ceremonial death in ancient Peru

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