Nasca Lines

We arrived in Nasca in the late afternoon. We checked into our hotel and then went to a small airport to take a plane over the Nasca Lines. The Nasca Lines are huge lines in the sand that are believed to have been created by ancient people. The lines were not discovered until someone flew over them with a plane and saw them for the first time. It is impossible to see the figures, except from the air, so no one is sure how the ancient people created these huge figures in the sand.
The lines are in the shapes of such things as a monkey, dog, man, fertility symbol,and many others (there are about 20 I think). My pictures don't show the lines very well, as it was difficult to photograph them from our plane. If you click on the picture, it will enlarge and you may be able to see the man in the side of the mountain.

Yes, I was terrified to fly in such a small plane and the pilot kept turning the plane on it's side so we could get a better view of the Lines. I was really ready to get out of the plane after the 45 minute flight!!