The Nazca Lines are made up of more than 800 straight lines, 300 geometric figures, and 70 animal and plant designs were made by peoples of the Nazca culture between 200 B.C.E and 500 C.E.

The Nazca Lines were made around two millennia ago. Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Some 2,000 years ago, Peru’s ancient Nazca people created hundreds of monumental artworks ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s decision to shrink its archeological park home to the famous Nazca Lines by around 42% — an area roughly the size of 1,400 soccer fields — has sparked alarm among ...

The area in question forms part of a UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site, home to the Nazca Lines — massive geoglyphs etched into the desert over 1,500 years ago — and one of Peru’s most ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru announced Tuesday that miners who had been operating illegally in a large protected archaeological reserve around the famous Nazca Lines will now be able to start ...

BOGOTA – Peru’s decision to shrink its archeological park home to the famous Nazca Lines by around 42% — an area roughly the size of 1,400 soccer fields — has sparked alarm among ...

Peru’s culture ministry has reversed a decision to shrink the protected area around the Nazca Lines after national and international backlash. The move would have reduced the zone by 42%, ...

Geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines are visible next to the Pan American Highway in La Pampa de Nazca, Peru, May 17, 2023. Credit: AP/Martin Mejia By The Associated Press Updated June 3, 2025 ...