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Geoglyph of a Fish

Posted by c tito young on 30 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 10 April 2021.

A 20m x 40m geoglyph of a fish is oriented east to west. Etched on moderately sloped rock in profile and shown with a single dark visible eye, body fins and gills. The fish appears to be one of several hard to read geoglyphs nearby..

14°52′19″S, 74°56′26″W -14.8719975, -74.9405325 Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: La Primavera, Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, 11401, Peru

Geoglyph of a Laughing Face

Posted by c tito young on 30 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 10 April 2021.

A geoglyph of a laughing face (25m x 25m) oriented north to south on a moderately sloped rock is a little hard to see. A front view image with both eyes appears to roll to the left, a long nose and gaping large mouth appears as its laughing. There is possibility of this geoglyph also has a neck and shoulders and torso. It is unclear what the geoglyph seems to be laughing at and why, the face is located to the right (east) of another geoglyph a sea lion. The reason for the laugher might simply be the joy in seeing these amazing animals.

14°52′21″S, 74°56′8″W -14.8725180, -74.9356717 Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: La Primavera, Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, 11401, Peru

Geoglyph of Puffer Fish with Open Mouth

Posted by c tito young on 29 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 10 April 2021.

A geoglyph of a puffer fish (25m wide by 50m long) oriented north (head) to south (tail) on relatively flat has both eyes and a wide open mouth. The geoglyph includes a tail fin and two dorsal fins. The shape of the fish is large in the state that it isn’t puffed up. It is unclear how the fish is associated to the immediate surroundings. There seems to some other very nearby geoglyphs but possibly highly damaged and hard to read.

14°48′29″S, 74°55′24″W -14.8081793, -74.9233388 Nazca, Province of Nasca, Ica, 11401, Peru

Location: La Tiza, Nazca, Province of Nasca, Ica, 11401, Peru

Geoglyph of a Snake with Open Mouth

Posted by c tito young on 22 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 10 April 2021.

A geoglyph of a straight snake (100m long x 5m wide) oriented from northeast to southeast shows it in a side view and an open mouth with its belly facing north. It is unclear why the snake is there or why its mouth is open .

14°48′36″S, 75°20′51″W -14.8100834, -75.3476308 Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: Las Brujas, Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of Bird in Flight

Posted by c tito young on 22 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 10 April 2021.

A geoglyph pointing southwest is of a bird in flight (50m x 50m). The sideview shows the body with a tail, one wing and one eye, and a beak. Below the bird is another geoglyph (25m x 5m) but very hard to tell what it is, pointed in the same direction. He is drawn on the tip of a bluff and likely visible from the ground or sky.

14°44′24″S, 75°12′27″W -14.7400748, -75.2074830 El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

A geoglyph of a man’s head appearing to be eating a snake (100m x 100m) on relatively sloped land. The man is in profile, facing west and seems to be swallowing what looks like a snake whole. It is unclear what kind object he appears to be swallowing. None the less, this image is rather disturbing.

In very close proximity to this geoglyph is near a flat plateau of what appears (hard to see at this current aerial resolution) of hundreds of images that look like a mosaic of geoglyphs ranging from 3m - 15m. Some look like faces while other looks like animals.

14°46′5″S, 75°11′4″W -14.7681516, -75.1844319 El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of a Man with a Beard

Posted by c tito young on 13 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 14 March 2021.

Geoglyph of a man with a beard (50m wide x 75m long) is of what appears to be a man wearing a cape and poncho traveling east to west. He has and starkly appears to trudge forward. He is drawn from the waist up, but there is suggestions that he is sitting on an animal, but not confirmed.
In front of the man is some kind of etchings, which are evident but indistinguishable at the resolution from this aerial scans. He is drawn on moderately steep land, in a valley between two peaks. It is unclear what he is doing or where he is going.

14°44′58″S, 74°56′32″W -14.7495465, -74.9423362 Nazca, Province of Nasca, Ica, 11401, Peru

Location: Nazca, Province of Nasca, Ica, 11401, Peru

Geoglyph of Two Coiled Snakes

Posted by c tito young on 10 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.

In a geoglyphic area of 50m x 50m two elliptically oiled snakes connected by a third snake, oriented east to west. The snake bodies, of long, medium and short lengths are etched inside a Nazca Trapezoid shape connected by nearby adjacent Nazca Lines. These three snakes are not identical and lay on flat land. The etching suggests one head is located in the center of the spiral, and a second head is located at the spiral’s 4’o’clock position on the outside of the circle and a third head located towards the 3 o’clock position of that spiral. 30m away, connect to this three snake ensemble but yet another snake is another snake in coil, also all in the east west coordinates.

14°40′49″S, 75°6′10″W -14.6803188, -75.1028690 El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Note Must view with Maxar Premium Imagery (Beta).

Location: Ventilla, El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of a Star

Posted by c tito young on 10 March 2021 in English.

A 150m x 50m twelve point start on relatively flat ground is on the border of Nazca Lines and the nearby hillside. The points radiate from a central location 10m and the rays (about 1m in thickness) and will stretch away from the center as much as 120m.

14°41′27″S, 75°8′41″W -14.6909499, -75.1447104 El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: entrada al ingenio, San Miguel de la Pascana, El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of a Spiral

Posted by c tito young on 10 March 2021 in English.

A 50m x 50m geoglyph of a spiral coils from the outside towards the inside. The path is averages about 1m wide and starts from the edge. The Spiral is located on relatively flat ground and is bordered between Nazca Lines and a hillsides.

14°41′23″S, 75°8′17″W -14.6898290, -75.1380800 El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: entrada al ingenio, San Miguel de la Pascana, El Ingenio, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of an Enormous Serpent with Sharp Teeth

Posted by c tito young on 10 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.

A geoglyph of an enormous serpent, (300m long x 10m wide) oriented east going west appears in a side view to slither across an moderate valley floor. Complete with sharp looking teeth, a nose horn and an outstretched body. It appears to have an engorged throat suggesting it just had a meal, but its exact meaning is unclear. The image of the snake has a ornate bumps on its head.

14°53′14″S, 74°53′22″W -14.8871094, -74.8895354 Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of Swimming Moray Eel

Posted by c tito young on 9 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.

A geoglyph of a 130m long x 10m wide of what appears to look like a Moray Eel swimming east to west on moderate steep terrain. Side view includes moray eel in motion. There seems to also be a second Geoglyph under the eel about 25m away.

15°17′33″S, 74°32′42″W -15.2923908, -74.5451334 Acarí, Province of Caravelí, Arequipa, Peru

Location: Acarí, Province of Caravelí, Arequipa, Peru

Geoglyph of Heads on Two Hills

Posted by c tito young on 8 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.

Several 25m wide x 30m long etched geoglyph heads lay side by side on two separate hillsides separated by a moderately sloped valley. Most the heads are oriented north (forehead) to south (chin). Some of the heads, when side by side, will share common edges and lines. Additionally a proportion of heads appear anatomically correct while others appear highly abstract. It is possible that from some perspectives some of the heads might appear anatomically correct.

14°40′32″S, 75°12′60″W -14.6755618, -75.2165580 Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: La Vinita, Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglifo of a Man Swimming Away from Alligator

Posted by c tito young on 5 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.

A geoglyph of a figure 60m long x 40m wide oriented east (head) to west (feet) on moderately sloped land is depicted as appear in pursuit by an alligator. The etching of the alligator, just 15m away is drawn moving in the same direction and path as of the man. It is unclear to determine if the man gets away or not from the alligator. The man appears to be doing a crawl stroke.

15°16′58″S, 74°32′23″W -15.2827612, -74.5398436 Acarí, Province of Caravelí, Arequipa, Peru

Location: Acarí, Province of Caravelí, Arequipa, Peru

Two Geoglyph Lines Resemble Right Angle

Posted by c tito young on 2 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.

Shown are two straight geoglyph lines in perpendicular form a geoglyph 80m (oriented east / west) and 50m (oriented north / south) a fractions of a degree greater than a perfect right angle. Rarely seen are geoglyph samples of Nazca lines display anything resembling right angles. These two line proves to be obtuse in geometry measuring 90.9+/- degrees. Within the perpendicular area of those two lines are two other lines that resemble the letter V. They are significantly smaller in size being about 20m max all drawn on fairly flat land.

14°39′23″S, 75°18′3″W -14.6563906, -75.3007687 Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: Cabildo, Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyphs of Hairpin Turns

Posted by c tito young on 2 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 11 April 2021.

In an area of about 600m long and 400m wide, hairpin geoglyphs mark the landscape. Multiple lines possibly added up over 10,000m are characterized by successions of hairpin turns on the flat valley floor. The lines appear in a straight north / east to south / west direction and result in distances approximately 3m from one another and terminates into a 180 hairpin turn curves repeating itself multiple times. Erosion has erased some of the hairpins and possibly details.
To the north of the site, is what appears as a large 110m x 100m viewing / gathering area atop a hill. The entire site except for the viewing areas appear rather flat with a gentle slope.

14°35′20″S, 75°18′12″W -14.5889989, -75.3034115 Santa Cruz, Province of Palpa, Ica, Peru

Location: Media Luna, Santa Cruz, Province of Palpa, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of Elongated Head Resting on Rock

Posted by c tito young on 2 March 2021 in English. Last updated on 15 April 2021.

A geoglyph of a 100m figure with an elongated head (25m x 50m) wearing a hat and scarf, oriented north to south on a change of elevation of 10m. This geoglyph shows this front facing elongated head. The large scarf and short brim hat worn by the figure is positioned in a way that suggests its resting on a rock facing the southwest direction.

14°53′20″S, 74°53′49″W -14.8889740, -74.8969612 Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: Vista Alegre, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Diamond Shaped Geoglyph

Posted by c tito young on 25 February 2021 in English. Last updated on 11 April 2021.

A manmade 50m x 50m geoglyph resembling a diamond with unequal sub- divided lines intersect and intercross a wedged shape geoglyph forming a diamond. The diamond shape is oriented north to south and placed to be highly visible by anyone approaching the canyon. Other than possible mines located up in the canyons, it is unclear what the diamond shape represents or its purpose.
In measuring the shape in terms of distances and angles, the shape is irregular and does not perfectly reflect distances or angles equally.

14°41′42″S, 75°16′42″W -14.6950575, -75.2784267 Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: Vicente, Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Geoglyph of Figure with Raised Fists

Posted by c tito young on 25 February 2021 in English. Last updated on 11 April 2021.

A 150m x 150m geoglyph shows a figures head, shoulders, part of a poncho, and two arms/two fists wearing a crown and heavy ear jewelry.
(A thumb portion of the fist appearing on her right hand, seems to have resulted in erosion thus making that part of the hand appearing unfinished.) The positions of both fists on the figure makes the figure look like its boxing, making it unclear of its gesture, but one can assume her hand gestures have a lot to do with that person’s facial gestures. It is important to point out that this geoglyph face and its very dramatic expressions is very hard to “un-see” once noticed its there. It could be suggested that some of the layered terrain features might have been enhanced to reveal a manmade shape. The figures mouth, teeth, nose, head shape, cheekbones, eye and what appears to be an elaborate headdress is undeniably visible, Just south of the geoglyph are multiple line geoglyphs both large and small that seem to frame this figure.

14°41′18″S, 75°15′57″W -14.6882937, -75.2658387 Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru

Location: Cabildo, Changuillo, Province of Nasca, Ica, Peru