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The Nasca Lines, Peru

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The Nasca Lines, Peru The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD.  The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, llamas, and lizards.

From Puerto Maldonado to Cusco by Bus

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From Puerto Maldonado to Cusco by Bus Puerto Maldonado  is a city in Southeastern  Peru  in the Amazon forest 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the  Bolivian  border on the confluence of the  Tambopata  and  Madre de Dios River , a tributary of the  Amazon River . It is the capital of the  Madre de Dios Region . Nearby are the  Manú National Park ,  Tambopata National Reserve , and  Bahuaja-Sonene National Park . These are some of the most pristine primary rain forests in the world, which include several  oxbow lakes  and clay licks, where hundreds of birds including  macaws  feed on clay.