Hostal Las Lineas Nasca

In Nasca, most people come here to take a flight to see the petroglyphs from by flyover. I really am not going to see the lines and really didnt have an interest because it costs so much. Or rather it costs more than I care to spend. So instead Im here to just take the night bus to Cuzco. Ive heard that the big action in Peru is over there, so I cant wait to get there. I got here a bit late and I still didnt even know if I was going to be able to take a night bus ...

... long strands of rope.<br><br>A small single engine aircraft took us into the air above the plain. From the air we saw the Ballena Whale, Trapecios Trapezoids, Astronauta Astronaut, Perro Dog, Mono Monkey, Condor, Colibri Humming Bird, Arana Spider, Arbol Tree, Manos Hands, Alcatraz Heron Bird and Papagallo Parrot. <br><br>At first it was hard to distinguish what was a Nazca line and what was not but it soon became apparent that most of what we were ...

... thrown from one side to the other enough times we headed down to ground level again, and back to the hostel to collect our things before heading onwards to the bus station. There is not much else to see in Nasca, unless you want to do more tours (sand boarding or to see mummies), so we decided it was better to get straight up to Lima. This meant two more buses, and another 6.5 hours in buses to go but hey - we had 'Miss Congeniality' to keep us amused on one bus!<br>

nasca ist berühmt für seine in den sand geritzten figuren, welche nach der theorie von der deutschen mathematikerin maria riesch eine astrologische bedeutung haben.<br><br>die linien zu überfliegen war uns ein bisschen zu teuer, deshalb verbrachten wir nur wenig zeit in nasca und schauten uns zwei der x hundert figuren von einem mirador (aussichtsturm) an, was wohl leider nicht so eindrücklich war wie aus der vogelperspektive.

... fill the Cemetery of Chauchilla. We wandered from hole to hole with mouths open, staring in awe and amazement at the weird alien like mummifications dressed in robes with cracked skulls and gawping teeth. It was like something from a Steven king horror film and I couldn`t help but burst out laughing when we came across one that looked a bit like Jimi Hendrix, complete with headband and crazy looking eyes. <br><br>I was a little more disturbed at ...

We leave Phil and Alex in Lima and head for a bus south. On the way to the bus station, we have to cross a 6 lane motorway in Lima, suicidal indeed but as all the commuters were doing the same we thought we would follow. Sunburn, backpacks, and looking the wrong way down the motorway separated us from the locals. Their attention was also drawn to Lucy as she tried to dodge a revolving sprinkler system in the central reservation. She failed this dodge, even though ...

... looked anything like what they were purported to be - apparently something to do with astrology.<br>- Nadine looked very very ill as the pilot banked sharply twice over each of the 13 lines and I tried not to take photos of her clutching a sick bag<br>- We went to the bus station to go back up to the oasis<br><br>So there you go. I´ll upload some photos sometime soon.<br><br>Onto the next blog entry now........

... an hour we were finally ready to go and as the airport was pretty well run, the plane in good nick and the pilot wearing a uniform (little help we know but it definitely makes us feel better having a well dressed pilot) we were pretty relaxed. We were in a 6 seater Cessna plane, the small planes are best to see the Nazca lines as it can do the tight turns to view the desert below.<br><br>As the weather was great the flight was really smooth and it ...

... sharply first one way, then the other. My stomach and head become disconnected. Once we done this manoeuvre two or three times, I give up all thoughts of photography, hand over the camera to Debbie and try not to throw up over the controls.<br><br>When we get back on terra firma, I am told that it was all very interesting. How did the Nascans create these images of animals that they had probably never seen? If they did manage to cross the Andes to experience them ...

... animals and human figures. They form thousands and thousands of perfectly straight lines that go on for kilometers strectching across the desert. <br><br>We had an early morning flight from the small local airport which solely caters for taking "gringos" up in the small light aircraft to view the lines. Our flight lasted about 40 minutes whilst our pilot, Fernando - complete with Mexican style handlebar moustache - threw the plane left and right trying to afford us the best ...