Nazca Lines

What time are we getting up today, John? *Snoring* I look at the time and it’s 6:34 am. Aren’t we supposed to be at the bus at 6:30 am? As I looked around from the comfort of my bed, still dazed and out of focus, the thought crept up on me when I slowly realized that it was 4 minutes pass 6:30 am. I jumped out of bed immediately. Freaking out, I frantically yell for John, informing him that we’re late for the bus! We both get up and put our clothes on as quickly as possible and jetted for the doors. I get to the bus first to realize that the bus wasn’t leaving until 7 am. Holy crap. What a relief.

I’m already up and ready for the day. I haven’t showered, brushed my teeth, or anything. I feel like dirt. Lucky for me we were on our way to see some dirt. I’d feel right at home.

Today we’re going to visit the famous Nazca Lines – a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. The significance of these lines were to marveled at because no one really knows why the lines were created or how they were created. The lines are series of individually carved figures that took the form of a monkey, hummingbird, spiders, lizards, and other types of motifs. The Nazca Lines were studied by Paul Kosok and Maria Reiche in which both would dedicate most of their lives uncovering the secrets of Nazca. Some believed it were aliens. John believes it was aliens.

We would spend the day learning about the culture of Nazca and the Ica region. We learned about ancient Ica pottery techniques, ancient Nazca civilizations, and alchemy tricks to turn junk into gold – just like in Full Metal Alchemist. Oh, yes. I totally just referenced an anime. Anyways, the best part of the day was later that night when we all went out to a local Ica dance club.