What are Nazca Lines ?

The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru . The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, and lizards . Their patterns are only clearly visible from the air .

The lines are shallow designs made in the ground by removing the reddish pebbles and uncovering the whitish/grayish ground beneath. Hundreds are simple lines or geometric shapes; more than seventy are zoomorphic designs of animals such as birds, fish, llamas, jaguar, monkey, or human figures. Other designs include phytomorphic shapes such as trees and flowers. The largest figures are over 200 metres (660 ft) across. Scholars differ in interpreting the purpose of the designs, but in general they ascribe religious significance to them. Other theories have been summarized as follows:

"The geometric ones could indicate the flow of water or be connected to rituals to summon water. The spiders, birds, and plants could be fertility symbols. Other possible explanations include: irrigation schemes or giant astronomical calendars."

Erich von Daniken,in his book Chariots of the Gods has explained . Lines that was created maybe for landing place for Alien , Sketch of this place for signs where the UFO could landed their ship. But this theories hadn't strong enough . His theory has not been accepted by scholars.

Jim Woodmann believes that the Nazca Lines could not have been made without some form of manned flight to see the figures properly. Based on his study of available technology, he suggests that a hot air balloon was the only possible means of flight. To test this hypothesis, Woodmann made a hot-air balloon using materials and techniques that he understood to be available to the Nazca people. The balloon flew, after a fashion. Most scholars have rejected Woodmann's thesis as ad hoc, because of the lack of any evidence of such balloons.

Nazca Lines has been listed in World Heritage Site , Poorly those place treated by pollution ,erosion caused by deforestation in the region and global climate that could damaged shapes of this lines

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