Ica and Nazca

The oasis at Huacachina, near Ica, on the road to Nazca. We stayed one night in a truly funky hostal. Very cheap, plaster fell from the bathroom wall during the night. Bacchus barked at the cats, eventually made peace with the other dogs.  

Britt pinky swore with Addison that we would go back to sandboard. No time this trip - just scoping things out. 

Near Nazca, people of the Paracas culture built aqueducts about 1800 years ago, before the Incas. These spiral vents allow the water to move through underground passages. Local people still maintain these aqueducts, clearing tree roots from the tunnels every year, weeding and rebuilding the spiral vents. There are something like 36 similar aqueducts in the area that local farmers still use. Truly amazing.

View with Jeremy from observation tower of the lines in the desert outside of Nazca. The lines in the pic are part of the Arbol.