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What are the
NAZCA LINES?
Basic Facts:
They’re a group of geoglyphs (lines made in the
ground) in the Nazca Desert in Peru.
They were made some time between
500 BC and 500 AD.
They were made by removing the red pebbles on
the surface of the Nazca Plain to a depth of 4 to 6
inches, revealing the white ground underneath.
NAZCA LINES
Basic Facts:
They cover a large area, roughly 170 square miles
(450 square kilometers).
Because the weather is so dry there, they’ve been
well-preserved.
Some represent over 70 creatures such as birds,
fish, monkeys, jaguars, etc.
Other are of plants and trees.
Other shapes are geometric, including straight
lines.
NAZCA LINES
Basic Facts:
Contrary to popular
belief, they can be
seen from the ground
on the surrounding
hills. But they can also
be seen in satellite
images.
NAZCA LINES
Why were they built?
There are numerous theories.
One is that they were drawn to be seen by the
Gods of the Nazca people.
Another is that they are part of a kind of
observatory, pointing at places on the horizon to be
watched, although there is insufficient evidence to
support this.
Perhaps they were drawn as a plea to the Gods to
bring water to this arid place?
NAZCA LINES
THE CONDOR
THE HANDS
HUMMINGBIRD
THE MAN
THE SPIDER
THE WHALE
There are also grids and lines, which some call ley
lines.
NAZCA LINES
Then there are lines that inspire the imagination.
A landing strip?
NAZCA LINES
Of course, there are those who postulate other
theories about the purpose of the lines and who
made them.
Some say they were made by ancient aliens.
Or perhaps they are ley lines and control some sort
of power from inside the Earth itself?
NAZCA LINES
I’ve used the Nazca lines in some of my books,
particularly in Atlantis Gate.
The Atlantis Series
“Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your
seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call
it just terrific story-telling.” Terry Brooks, #1 NY
Times Bestselling author of the Shannara series and
Star Wars Phantom Menace
More Free Information
If you want to go directly to a document with live
links to all free apps, gear, library, and Jeep stuff,
use your camera on this QR Code. Or copy and
paste:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vwgilkne2vsq4jrhkp
gic/GEAR-
LINKS.docx?dl=0&rlkey=i858w1e2zd3irup2lcvhvlb
ma
New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and
former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the
#1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis.
He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has
traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island
off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and
other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts.
They haven’t caught him yet.
www.bobmayer.com

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What are the Nazca Lines? What do they mean?

  • 2. Basic Facts: They’re a group of geoglyphs (lines made in the ground) in the Nazca Desert in Peru. They were made some time between 500 BC and 500 AD. They were made by removing the red pebbles on the surface of the Nazca Plain to a depth of 4 to 6 inches, revealing the white ground underneath. NAZCA LINES
  • 3. Basic Facts: They cover a large area, roughly 170 square miles (450 square kilometers). Because the weather is so dry there, they’ve been well-preserved. Some represent over 70 creatures such as birds, fish, monkeys, jaguars, etc. Other are of plants and trees. Other shapes are geometric, including straight lines. NAZCA LINES
  • 4. Basic Facts: Contrary to popular belief, they can be seen from the ground on the surrounding hills. But they can also be seen in satellite images. NAZCA LINES
  • 5. Why were they built? There are numerous theories. One is that they were drawn to be seen by the Gods of the Nazca people. Another is that they are part of a kind of observatory, pointing at places on the horizon to be watched, although there is insufficient evidence to support this. Perhaps they were drawn as a plea to the Gods to bring water to this arid place? NAZCA LINES
  • 12. There are also grids and lines, which some call ley lines. NAZCA LINES
  • 13. Then there are lines that inspire the imagination. A landing strip? NAZCA LINES
  • 14. Of course, there are those who postulate other theories about the purpose of the lines and who made them. Some say they were made by ancient aliens. Or perhaps they are ley lines and control some sort of power from inside the Earth itself? NAZCA LINES
  • 15. I’ve used the Nazca lines in some of my books, particularly in Atlantis Gate.
  • 16. The Atlantis Series “Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call it just terrific story-telling.” Terry Brooks, #1 NY Times Bestselling author of the Shannara series and Star Wars Phantom Menace
  • 17. More Free Information If you want to go directly to a document with live links to all free apps, gear, library, and Jeep stuff, use your camera on this QR Code. Or copy and paste: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vwgilkne2vsq4jrhkp gic/GEAR- LINKS.docx?dl=0&rlkey=i858w1e2zd3irup2lcvhvlb ma
  • 18. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the #1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis. He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts. They haven’t caught him yet. www.bobmayer.com

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