Nazca
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The Gofar fault is a deep underwater fracture where the Pacific and Nazca tectonic plates slide past one another at roughly 140 millimeters per year, about as fast as fingernails grow.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
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
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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