This figure is thought to represent an astronaut. The lines are thought to have been etched on the Pampa Colorada sands by three different groups: the Paracas people 900-200 BC, Nazcas 200 BC-AD 600 and the settlers from Ayacucho at about 630 AD.
Photograph thanks to ArtToday.com
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