Nazca

American

[nahs-kah, -kuh] / ˈnɑs kɑ, -kə /

Or Nasca

adjective

of or relating to a pre-Incan culture of SW Peru, dating from c200 b.c., characterized by polychrome pottery and the employment of irrigation techniques in agriculture.

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Peru is home to many of the Americas' most significant archaeological discoveries, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes and the mysterious Nazca Lines etched into the desert along the central coast.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

It’s not clear why the Nazca lines were drawn, though people have come up with many different explanations since the lines were first discovered in 1927.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 8, 2024

The Nazca Lines are a collection of huge lines and drawings made in the Nazca desert in Peru over 2,000 years ago.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 8, 2024

Maussan said the bodies, believed to have been found near Peru's ancient Nazca lines, were not related to any life on Earth.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023

An obvious example on the southern coast is the Nazca, famous for the huge patterns they set into the ground.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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