25/3 Nazca

We easily found our way the 2 blocks to the hostel. It was only 9am but the young lady came down and let us in, helped carry the big bag up and showed us straight to our room. She showed us all the key locations on a map and booked J on a guided tour of the museums yaaaay and the main attraction - the Nazca Lines. These are a series of lines drawn on the countryside that were only discovered when planes first flew over the region. (Incorrect - Peru archaeologist found lines & German woman found the first animal shape - the spider) Could  they be the work of Aliens????? Woo hoo.


We had a minor nap to compensate for last night's fitful rest and a light lunch. J's guided tour was cut back slightly when the desk lady "suddenly realised" that I wasnt going and tried to increase the price. Cow. Nonetheless, she saw several sets of the Lines and a couple of museums.

I risked death climbing a rusty tower for this shot - 2 hands.

and this one, a tree that is so big I can't get it into frame, with lines and trapazoids in the background.

It was a long walk through town to the last remaining museum - a very interesting collection of Nazca (pre-Inca) relics, including mummies, dried head/trophies and a very well-preserved aquaduct.

Burial pit

Incan aquaduct - still performing after hundreds of years

 We have bus and hostel arrangements in place for Paracas tomorrow.