On a high plateau now known as the pampa of San Jose, about 250 miles south of Lima on the PanAmerican Highway, a tribal group once used the sixty miles long and five miles wide coastal plain to draw long, intricate lines on the desert floor. Pre-dating the Incas, this group disappeared with the Spanish conquest, leaving behind the lines, pottery, gravesites, and more questions than archaeologists and scientists can answer.
The lines went unnoticed for hundreds of years, until airplanes began to fly over the pampa and the designs became clear. Take this virtual aerial view, and see the lines for yourself.
Note: Many of the photos have been enhanced to clarify the design.
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