The Nazca Lines and all the mistery of the Nazca Culture...
Sky & I arrived to Nazca last night, after a long bus drive... We left Lima around 3:30pm and were at the hostel around 10:30pm. We were tired and just wanted to have something to drink and sleep.
Our adventure started on Friday morning. We weren't 100% sure about what to do in Nazca. The only thing we knew for sure is that we wanted to fly over the Nazca lines. I have been reading about them since I was in school, but never overflew them. So, this time was the right time to do it. We booked that in the hostel and at 9:30am we went to the airport. Before departing we had to watch a video. It was about the origin of the Nazca lines. After 45min it was time to go, yeah!
The plane was small. We were just 5 people + the pilot. Sky & me were sit at the back.
After that we went back to the hostel and checked out. Before leaving Nazca there were a couple of things else to do: Visit the Mummys and the Aqueducts. Before going we had lunch at the Main Square and then it was time to go...
First Stop: Necropolis of Chauchilla. It was about 40min from Nazca in a Taxi. The Necropolis were in the middle of the desert. All we can see was just sand.
Originally, we were supposed to go back to the city, but the taxi driver recommended us to visit the Aqueduct of Cantalloc and so we did. This aqueducts have been made before the Inca Times and the local farmers still use them to water their lands. You can't see them, because they are under the surface of the ground, but in order to check them, the Nazca people built a sort of "eyes", which are deep. They used them to check the water level and also as breathing holes for the water. It was amazing just taking a look inside. We also tried a bit of that water. It was clean and fresh. Just what we needed. The day was too hot!!!!!
Well, that was Nazca and we were ready to keep on moving. We went back to the city, took our bags and went to the bus station to take the next bus to Ica.
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I got a flier of this hostel in a hostel in Lima. They looked pretty good, but wasn't as good as I expected.
Well, they are very cheap, so you can't expect a wonderful place. Their prices don't include breakfast.
They are just walking distance from the bus stations and 2 blocks away from the main avenue of the city. The problem is that at night, the area is dark and didn't look very safe.
The place is clean, so the rooms, but they are not very comfortable. The beds weren't very comfy either. I felt them a bit hard, but was so tired, that fall asleep anyway.
Since they are not on the avenue. It's not loud there.
The couple that runs the hostel are friendly and nice. They answered my emails fast and helped me with the Nazca lines overflying. We had sometime before leaving the city and let us leave our bags there and hang out at the hostel.
