Deep in the arid plains of southern Peru lies one of archaeology’s most fascinating and mysterious wonders—the Nazca Lines . These enormous geoglyphs, etched into the desert floor, have captured the imagination of explorers, historians, and conspiracy theorists alike for nearly a century. But what are they exactly? And why do they continue to baffle experts to this day? The Nazca Lines are a collection of over 800 straight lines , 300 geometric shapes , and 70 animal and plant figures , including a monkey, hummingbird, spider, and even a human-like figure often referred to as “The Astronaut.” Some stretch over 12 kilometers long , while others span the size of several football fields. They are located in the Nazca Desert , an extremely dry, windless plateau that has helped preserve the lines for over 2,000 years . Believed to have been created by the Nazca people between 500 BCE and 500 CE , these geoglyphs were made by removing the reddish pebbles on the desert surface to re...