NAZCA LINES - GOOGLE EARTH

• The lines and geoglyphs also include the Palpa Geoglyphs located further to the north and the spirals south of Nazca.
• The lines in Google Earth are spread out over a large area roughly 55 kilometres in length.
• The Paracas Candelabra is not a Nazca geoglyph even though it is often shown as one.
• Not all the geoglyphs are old. Enterprising locals and irresponsible tourists have added to the original lines and designs. These include the Palpa Logo and the Palpa Peace Symbol (2009).
• There is quite a lot of modern graffiti - particularly words and dates.
• Some of the designs are obscured by other lines, tyre tracks from cars and even modern roads.
• The maps provided by local travel agencies and charter airlines are often very inaccurate.
• Most of the geoglyphs are very much smaller than maps and charts suggest from the size of their drawings.
• Not all of the geoglyphs can be seen with clarity on Google Earth.
• Some of the creatures on the Nazca plains have several different names which can lead to confusion. (See full list of Nazca Geoglyphs below)
• Photographs found on the internet often have the wrong names attached to them and photos uploaded to Google Earth by Panaramio users are often in the wrong locations.
• Quite a lot of books and websites state that is impossible to create a 'Nazca Image or line without sophisticated equipment.  This simply isn't true.  Although some of the images are large, marking out a design and scraping away the upper layer of soil and pebbles is actual both quick and easy and does not require modern surveying equipment.
• Although the Nazca lines and geoglyphs are best viewed from the air and Google Earth there are several natural vantage points from which the lines can be seen.  In addition, a fair number of the Geoglyphs are on the sides of hills and can be clearly seen from the ground.

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