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  1. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

    ✧ Nazca lines ✧

    The Nazca lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created in two major phases – the Paracas phase (from 400 BC to 200 BC) and the Nazca phase (from 200 BC to 500 AD). The combined length of all the lines is more than 1,300 km (800 mi), and the group covers an area of about 50 km2 (19 sq mi). Most lin...

    #NazcaDesert #Nazca #Peru #Paracas #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_li

  2. No real reason other than I was searching for something else, spotted a post about the #Paracas people, remembered our visit to #Peru, and felt like sharing the #ParacasCandelabra we saw there in 2019. Similar to the #NazcaLines but older, this #geoglyph is 181 metres high, dates from around 200BCE, and can be seen from 20km away at sea.

    #Candelabra #History #Ica #Nazca #Travel #TravelPhotography #Photography

  3. The Paracas textiles are truly extraordinary.

    "The fabrics the mummies were wrapped in reveal the extraordinary skill and artistry of the Paracas. And the images and symbols provide insight into their worldview...There are shamans in trances. Deities. And severed heads...For the Paracas, colors have meaning, and the way they organize them is important. It's part of their identity. There is a symbolism we haven't deciphered yet."

    allarts.org/programs/nova/nazc

    #textiles #archaeology #peru #paracas