There are a lot of things that amaze me and I regularly bring them here for some discussion. Down in the desert of Peru is one of the greatest mysteries that this earth has to offer, they are known as the Nazca Lines. The thing about these lines is that in order to appreciate them and really see them for all they are worth, you have to see them from the air. In fact, these lines weren’t even discovered until 1922 when airplanes started flying over this desert.
Why would an ancient civilization make these lines in the desert that could only be seen for what they are from the air? These lines depict several different shapes many of which are sea creatures, birds, monkeys and several other shapes. It is estimated that these Nazca lines are about 2,000 years old and were created by removing the stones and the top crust of the soil to reveal much lighter colored sand.
There are a couple different theories that have been come up with as to what these geoglyphs, as archeologists refer to them, were used for. The first theory was that they were used for charting the constellations of the stars. The second theory was that the lines were actually showing the location of underground aquifers that are beneath the desert floor. Whoever built these lines also built some really fascinating stone aqueducts; those are still being used today as a source of water in the desert.
National Geographic did a real nice documentary on the Nazca Lines that I found on You Tube, it is a 45 minute film and worth watching if you really like things that are truly a mystery. Not only does this documentary cover Nazca but even some similar geoglyphs found in southern California in the Mojave Desert. I didn’t know that we had anything like this here in the United States, did you?
Do yourself a favor and spend the 45 minutes to watch the documentary from National Geographic and see these amazing geoglyphs if you have never seen or heard of them before. The documentary leaves you with more questions than answers but what you will see and learn will amaze you. I have included the link for you so that you won’t have to go search for it. 
Until next time,
@sultnpapper
NOTE : The video is property of National Geographic and the link is shared here for educational purposes and is NOT the property of @sultnpapper.
https://www.mannabase.com/?ref=43f11540d8
Full disclosure: the Sola & Manna links are referral links, I do get a benefit if you use those links to join either of these programs.