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Geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru
The Nazca lines (/ˈnɑːzkə/, /-kɑː/) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and
Nazca_lines
Archaeological site and modern city in Peru
southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in the area
Nazca
Topics referred to by the same term
up nasca, nazca, Nazca, or Nasca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nazca is a city in Peru. Nazca, NAZCA or Nasca may also refer to: Nazca Desert, an
Nazca_(disambiguation)
Oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin
The Nazca plate or Nasca plate, named after the Nazca region of southern Peru, is an oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin off the
Nazca_plate
Civilization in southern Peru, c. 100 BC–800 AD
The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the
Nazca_culture
Motor vehicle
The BMW Nazca C2 (also known as Italdesign Nazca C2) is a concept sports car introduced at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. The car was designed by famed automotive
BMW_Nazca_C2
Species of bird
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific. First described by Walter Rothschild in
Nazca_booby
Submarine ridge off the coast of Peru
The Nazca Ridge is a submarine ridge, located on the Nazca plate off the west coast of South America. This plate and ridge are currently subducting under
Nazca_Ridge
Japanese video game company; creators of Metal Slug series
Nazca Corporation was a Japanese video game company that developed games for the Neo Geo console. The company was formed in 1994 by a group of arcade
Nazca_Corporation
Japanese anime television series
Nazca (時空転抄ナスカ, Jikū Tenshō Nasuka; lit. Nazca: Dimensional Transfer) is an anime series created by Yoshihiko Inamoto. It is about a group of people who
Nazca_(TV_series)
2026 aviation accident in Peru
Caravan operated by Aerodiana crashed near Nazca, Peru, while performing a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines. The aircraft departed from Capitán
2026 Aerodiana Cessna 208 crash
2026_Aerodiana_Cessna_208_crash
Third planet from the Sun
Other notable plates include the Arabian Plate, the Caribbean Plate, the Nazca Plate off the west coast of South America, and the Scotia Plate in the southern
Earth
Archaeological culture of Peru
using the site. Nazca Culture and iconography are believed by scholars such as Helaine Silverman to have evolved from Paracas culture. Nazca had shared religion
Paracas_culture
Department of Peru
are diverted for irrigation and agriculture in the provinces of Palpa, Nazca and Ingenio; the Rio Grande's final riverbed is dry since sand and dried
Department_of_Ica
Prehistoric geoglyph in Peru
geoglyph is related to the Nazca lines. Atacama Giant – Geoglyph in the Atacama Desert, Chile Nazca lines – Geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru "El Candelabro
Paracas_Candelabra
Airport in Ica, Peru
airport serving Nazca, in the Ica Region of Peru. The airport is named after Maria Reiche, a principal researcher and proponent of the Nazca Lines. The airport
Maria_Reiche_Neuman_Airport
Province in Ica, Peru
Marcona Nazca Vista Alegre The province is the birthplace of the Nazca culture. The province is also famous with the Nazca lines, located in the Nazca Desert
Nasca_province
Earthquake in Peru
The 1996 Nazca earthquake occurred on November 12 at 16:59 UTC (11:59 local time). The earthquake was located offshore near Nazca, Peru. It has a magnitude
1996_Nazca_earthquake
Mexican journalist and ufologist (born 1953)
Gaia, Inc. where a mummified body supposedly discovered in Peru near the Nazca lines claimed to be "a three-fingered alien" was unveiled. A 2017 report
Jaime_Maussan
UN portal for tracking climate action
Climate Action, originally known as Non-state Actor Zone for Climate Action (NAZCA), is a web portal launched in 2014 by the United Nations Framework Convention
Global Climate Action (portal)
Global_Climate_Action_(portal)
Very small tectonic plate at the Galápagos triple junction
and Nazca plate meet incompletely, forming two counter-rotating microplates at the junction of the Cocos–Nazca, Pacific–Cocos, and Pacific–Nazca spreading
Galápagos_microplate
Spreading centre under central eastern Pacific Ocean
The Cocos–Nazca spreading centre (CNSC, Cocos–Nazca spreading system) is the divergent boundary between the Cocos and Nazca plates. It extends from close
Cocos–Nazca_spreading_centre
1968 book by Erich von Däniken
von Däniken describes as showing Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca Lines in Peru, which he suggests may have been constructed by humans as
Chariots_of_the_Gods?
Motif produced on the ground; observable only from a height
can be seen from a distance. Arguably the most famous geoglyphs are the Nazca lines in Peru. The cultural significance of these geoglyphs for their creators
Geoglyph
1987 video game
Aztec Adventure, known in Japan as Nazca '88: The Golden Road to Paradise (ナスカ '88 -THE GOLDEN ROAD TO PARADISE-), is a 1987 action game developed and
Aztec_Adventure
Video game series
and gun video game series and multimedia franchise originally created by Nazca Corporation before merging with SNK in 1996 after the completion of the
Metal_Slug
Species of lizard
Liolaemus nazca is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is found in Peru. Liolaemus nazca at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23
Liolaemus_nazca
Tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean
ago when the Farallon plate broke into two pieces, which also created the Nazca plate. The Cocos plate also broke into two pieces, creating the small Rivera
Cocos_plate
Place where the South American, Nazca and Antarctic tectonic plates meet
of Chile. Here three tectonic plates meet: the South American plate, the Nazca plate and the Antarctic plate. This triple junction is unusual in that it
Chile_triple_junction
Major tectonic plate
Sandwich Plate; the westerly edge is a convergent boundary with the subducting Nazca plate; and the northerly edge is a boundary with the Caribbean plate and
South_American_plate
Volcanic belt in South America
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is formed as a result of subduction of the Nazca plate and Antarctic plate underneath the South American plate. The belt
Andean_Volcanic_Belt
Genus of moths
Nazca is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database v t e
Nazca_(moth)
Oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean off South America
Peru–Chile Trench. Two seamount ridges within the Nazca plate enter the subduction zone along this trench: the Nazca Ridge and the Juan Fernández Ridge. From the
Peru–Chile_Trench
Italian archaeologist (1946–2025)
archaeologist noted for his studies of the Pre-Hispanic civilizations of the Nazca and Rapa Nui cultures. Orefici had a degree in architecture. Beginning in
Giuseppe_Orefici
Civilizations of South America's Andes Mountains
200 BCE, Paracas culture, lasting from 800 BCE to 200 BCE, its successor Nazca culture, lasting from 200 BCE to 800 CE, the Moche civilisation, lasting
Andean_civilizations
God of rain and wind
thought to be a deity to the Paracas Civilization, who was later adopted into Nazca and Incan mythology through different names. He was a son of Inti (the sun
Kon_(Pre-Incan_mythology)
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator (1903–1998)
archaeologist, and technical translator. She is known for her research into the Nazca Lines, which she first saw in 1941 together with American historian Paul
Maria_Reiche
Western part of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre
center or Cocos–Nazca rift is a divergent boundary that forms the western part of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre between the Cocos and Nazca plates. It extends
Galápagos_spreading_centre
Pacific volcanic hotspot
on two tectonic plates. The hotspot is located near the Equator on the Nazca plate not far from the divergent plate boundary with the Cocos plate. The
Galápagos_hotspot
Island in the southeastern Pacific
Island, and extends 2,700 km (1,700 mi) east to the Nazca Ridge. The ridge was formed by the Nazca Plate moving over the Easter hotspot. Located about
Easter_Island
Submarine oceanic ridge in the Pacific Ocean
divergent plate boundary between the Nazca plate and the Antarctic plate. It extends from the triple junction of the Nazca, Pacific, and Antarctic plates to
Chile_Ridge
American politician (born 1957)
Attorney in the Administrative Law Department. In 2003, Mondale founded NAZCA Solutions Inc., a company that developed and implemented a SaaS Property
Ted_Mondale
Japanese monster film by Ishirō Honda
Ryfle 1998, pp. 24–25. Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 102. "怪獣ゴジラ・小説". Nazca.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved
Godzilla_(1954_film)
District in Ica, Peru
Nazca District is one of five districts of the province Nazca in Peru. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información
Nazca_District
German actress (born 1998)
Empress Elisabeth of Austria 2025: Hysteria (Film) 2025: Lady Nazca (Film) - Lady Nazca "Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen preparing The Empress for Netflix"
Devrim_Lingnau
Geoglyph in the Atacama Desert, Chile
Motif produced on the ground; observable only from a height Nazca lines – Geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru Paracas Candelabra – Prehistoric geoglyph in
Atacama_Giant
Right lateral-moving transform fault
Cocos plate and the Nazca plate, the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre. It is part of the triple junction between the Cocos plate, Nazca plate and Caribbean
Panama_fracture_zone
Town in Arequipa, Peru
Pacific Ocean. It lies approximately 170 km south of Nazca en route to the Panamerican Highway between Nazca and Camana. It is notable for the nearby Incan
Chala,_Peru
Underground aqueducts in Peru and Chile
deserts of southern Peru, especially in the Nazca region, and northern Chile. Forty-three puquios in the Nazca region were still in use in the early 21st
Puquios
Chile Rise and Juan de Fuca Ridge. The plates that host the fractures are Nazca, Pacific, Antarctic, Juan de Fuca and Cocos among others. Fracture zones
List_of_fracture_zones
Genus of birds
; Schreiber, E.A. (2002). "Molecular support for species status of the Nazca Booby". The Auk. 119 (3): 820–826. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2002)119[0820:MSFSSO]2
Booby
Pseudoscientific claims of past alien contact
regarding the Nazca Lines, von Däniken states that "Seen from the air, the clear-cut impression that the 37-mile (60 km) long plain of Nazca made on me was
Ancient_astronauts
American fantasy novel by Scott Lynch
disapproval of his daughter, Nazca. To Locke’s surprise and misfortune, he is arranged by Barsavi to marry his daughter Nazca. Locke finds himself face to
The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora
Art to be viewed from space – The Nazca Lines were created by the ancient Nazca culture in modern-day Peru. The Nazca built these artworks, which could
List of pre-Columbian inventions and innovations of Indigenous Americans
List_of_pre-Columbian_inventions_and_innovations_of_Indigenous_Americans
1985 book by Anthony Horowitz
precognitions, ancient secrets, artificial satellites, and the mysterious Nazca Lines in the Nazca Desert. Dave Langford reviewed The Night of the Scorpion for White
The_Night_of_the_Scorpion
Species of bird
eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. In the latter, it is replaced by the Nazca booby (Sula granti), which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of masked
Masked_booby
Football club
, more popularly known as Santos, is a Peruvian football club based in Nazca, Peru. It was founded in 1976 and since 2019, plays in Peruvian Segunda
Santos_de_Nasca
between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates is located near the Peruvian coast. The South American plate is moving over the Nazca plate at a rate
List_of_earthquakes_in_Peru
interplay between the Pacific, Cocos and Nazca plates, the Caribbean Plate and the Panama Microplate. The Cocos and Nazca plates formed in the Miocene. The Panama
Geology_of_Panama
Archaeological site in Peru
located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Nazca in Peru. The cemetery is associated with the Nazca culture. The interments started c. 200 AD and continued
Chauchilla_Cemetery
Very small tectonic plate in the southern Pacific Ocean
plate is located at a triple junction between the Antarctic plate, the Nazca plate, and the Pacific plate. Approximately 2,000 km (1,200 mi) to the west
Juan_Fernández_plate
Practice of hunting a human and collecting the severed head after killing the victim
extensive Chichen Itza site. The Nazca used severed heads, known as trophy heads, in various religious rituals. Late Nazca iconography suggests that the
Headhunting
Species of bird
Booby". Avibase. Retrieved 17 October 2024. "Red-foot, Blue-foot, Cocos, Nazca: Tropical seabirds moving into the Pacific Northwest". The Cottonwood Post
Cocos_booby
Archaeological site in Peru
ceremonial center of the Nazca culture, based from about 1–500 CE in the coastal area of Peru's central Andes. It overlooked some of the Nazca lines. The Italian
Cahuachi
2023 Peruvian film
edited and directed by Eduardo Schuldt. It is partially based on the book Nazca by Gilberto Ríos. It features the voices of Gina Yangali, Merly Morello
A_Giant_Adventure
Very small tectonic plate to the west of Easter Island
coast of South America in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, bordering the Nazca plate to the east and the Pacific plate to the west. It was discovered from
Easter_microplate
around the area. Located in the Jumana Pampas, Nazca Desert in Ica. The Nazca Lines (Líneas de Nazca) are ancient geoglyphs composed of several hundred
Architecture_of_Peru
Pitcher design
a double spout and bridge vessel, characteristic of the pottery of the Nazca culture of Pre-Columbian Peru, where two spouts rising vertically from the
Bridge-spouted_vessel
Trench. At this location the Malpelo plate, the microplate northeast of the Nazca plate, is moving to the east relative to South America at a rate of 58 mm
2026_Colombia_earthquake
Mountain range in South America
the subduction of oceanic crust beneath the South American Plate as the Nazca Plate and South American Plate converge. These processes were accelerated
Andes
Tectonic plate in Central America and the Caribbean
Caribbean plate borders the North American plate, the South American plate, the Nazca plate and the Cocos plate. These borders are regions of intense seismic
Caribbean_plate
Continent/geographical region in the Pacific Ocean
Indo-Australian Plate) and the Pacific Plate, in addition to two minor plates: the Nazca Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate. The Australian Plate includes Australia
Oceania
Uninhabited Pacific island of Chile
of a Marine Protected Area on the submarine ridges of Salas y Gomez and Nazca was launched for the very first time. Then, in February 2009, the World
Salas_y_Gómez_Island
Major tectonic plate containing Antarctica and the surrounding ocean floor
entirely by extensional mid-ocean ridge systems. The adjoining plates are the Nazca plate, the South American plate, the African plate, the Somali plate, the
Antarctic_plate
Amusement park in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland
re-opened for the summer seasons as the Jungfrau Park. Nazca featured the Nazca Lines near Nazca, Peru. Contact featured cargo cults. MegaStones featured
Jungfrau_Park
Swiss writer (1935–2026)
from UFO books that mentioned them as real documents. Däniken brought the Nazca lines to public prominence in Chariots of the Gods? with his proposal that
Erich_von_Däniken
Desert along the coast of Peru
Chiclayo, lie within the agricultural region in the north. List of deserts Nazca Lines Atacama Desert Chala Suplee, Curt. "El Niño/La Niña: Nature's Vicious
Sechura_Desert
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
transmission or the optional Getrag 560G 1988 Alpina B12 1991 BMW Nazca M12 1992 BMW Nazca C2 The first engine to use the S70 name is a 5,576 cc (340.3 cu in)
BMW_M70
Aseismic ridge within the Cocos plate
Galápagos hotspot on the Cocos plate since the establishment of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre during the break-up of the Farallon plate towards the end
Cocos_Ridge
Lupaca Luzia Manteño-Huancavilca Mapuche Marajoara Moche Mollo Monte Verde Nazca Omagua Paiján Piaroa Pucará Pucará de Tilcara Quebrada de Humahuaca Quimbaya
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
America Trench. To the southeast, the Nazca plate is being subducted. The boundary between the Cocos and Nazca plates is formed by the Panama fracture
2026_Panama_earthquake
Tectonic plate junction in the Pacific Ocean
the Galápagos Islands where three tectonic plates – the Cocos plate, the Nazca plate, and the Pacific plate – meet. It is an unusual type of triple junction
Galápagos_triple_junction
Buenos Aires Underground station
as a part of the extension of the line from Carabobo. Information about Nazca station on Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (Spanish) Archived 2009-08-15 at
San Pedrito (Buenos Aires Underground)
San_Pedrito_(Buenos_Aires_Underground)
Ridge in the Pacific Ocean
on the Nazca plate that is being subducted beneath the South American plate. The ridge is thought to be a result of the passage of the Nazca Plate over
Carnegie_Ridge
Japanese producer
Supporter Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Original Concept & Story, Producer Nazca (1998), Producer The Legend of Black Heaven (1999), Music Producer Amazing
Yasuyuki_Ueda
Informally named species of octopus
animals have since been reported off the coast of Ecuador and along the Nazca Ridge. The taxonomic identity of the Casper octopus remains unresolved because
Casper_(octopus_species)
American historian
and government, who is credited as the first serious researcher of the Nazca Lines in Peru. His work on the lines started in 1939, when he was doing
Paul_Kosok
Volcanic region hotter than the surrounding mantle
(10) 0°24′S 91°36′W / 0.4°S 91.6°W / -0.4; -91.6 (Galápagos hotspot) Nazca Plate, w= 1 az= 096° ±5° rate= 55 ±8 mm/yr Cocos Plate, w= 0.5 az= 045°
Hotspot_(geology)
Erotic practices involving domination and sadomasochism
Phenomenon: An Exploration of Some Uncommonly Explored Aspects of BDSM. The Nazca Plains Corporation, 2008. ISBN 978-1-934625-68-2 Phillips, Anita. A Defence
BDSM
minister. 1 August – A Cessna 208 Caravan carrying tourists to view the Nazca Lines crashes near Socos, killing 11 passengers and two pilots. 6 August
2026_in_Peru
Country in South America
volcanic zone, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, due to the subduction of the Nazca and Antarctic plates in the South American Plate. In the late Paleozoic
Chile
Archaeological site in Peru
aqueducts located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) east of the city of Nazca, Peru, built by the Nazca culture. More than 40 aqueducts were built, which were used
Cantalloc_Aqueducts
Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Survey APO +1km 860 m MPC JPL 369297 Nazca 2009 SW20 Nazca September 23, 2009 Taunus Karge, S., E. Schwab · 1.5 km MPC JPL
List of minor planets: 369001–370000
List_of_minor_planets:_369001–370000
2014 role-playing video game
for taking the pilgrimage to "Marble Blue". One of the main characters, Nazca, dreams of finding "Paradise", Marble Blue's biggest mystery. Another character
Chaos_Rings_III
Widest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes
to the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate. Some key points about the tectonic plates involved: Nazca Plate: A small oceanic plate
Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
Cordillera_Oriental_(Colombia)
Subduction zone in the eastern Pacific off the southwestern coast of Middle America
deepest point. The trench is the boundary between the Rivera, Cocos, and Nazca plates on one side and the North American and Caribbean plates on the other
Middle_America_Trench
Remote, uninhabited island of Chilean Patagonia
(the Antarctica, South America and Nazca) meet at the Chile Triple Junction (CTJ), near the Taitao Peninsula. The Nazca and Antarctic plates are moving to
Wager_Island
American anthropologist
investigations have led him to present theories to explain the mystery of the Nazca Lines (the giant desert drawings), pre-Hispanic ceremonial sites built on
Johan_Reinhard
Species of legume
(huarango) has been suggested as a major reason for the collapse of the Nazca culture in southern Peru at the beginning of the 6th century AD after an
Neltuma_pallida
Peruvian archaeologist
Peruvian archaeologist and student of Julio César Tello. He discovered the Nazca Lines in 1926 or 1927. Mejía Xesspe was born in Toro, a district of the
Toribio_Mejía_Xesspe
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