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Nazca (/ ˈ n ɑː s k ɑː,-k ə /; sometimes spelled Nasca; possibly from Quechua: nanasqa, lit. 'hurt') is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in the area
Nazca is one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Nazca. Political division
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The Nazca Culture, known for the famous Nazca Lines, existed from around 100 BCE to 800 CE in the desert. While the lines themselves are located closer to the city of Nazca, the influence of this culture extends into the Ocucaje Desert, where additional geoglyphs and settlements have been found.
AI-assisted research nearly doubles the number of known Nazca geoglyphs, ancient symbols formed in the ground by moving stones or gravel that date back 2,000 years.
More than 40 aqueducts were built, which were used all year round. There are other aqueducts in different parts of the city. [1] They are part of a system of aqueducts of the same type called puquios that were built by the pre-Inca civilization of Nazca about 1,500 years ago. The holes in the ground are designed to allow wind to blow into a ...
The Nazca culture flourished in the area from 200 BCE to 650 CE. [17] [18] The Nazca puquios are found along five of the nine named feeder streams into the Rio Grande de Nazca. From south to north, the rivers with puquios are Las Trancas, Taruga, and the Nazca, which has two tributaries, the Tierras Blancas and the Aja.