Acueductos de Cantalloc

After driving through fertile fields of grapes, avocados, oranges, paprika and many other crops, our van climbed over a pass. In the process there was a narrow tunnel that looked like it was carved by hand through the mountain. Very narrow and claustrophobic, with rough hewn rock on either side. Half expected to see a dwarf. Then back into the valley and into Nazca proper. We hired a guide who took us to these aquaducts dating back to the Nazca people, roughly 2000 years ago. Although this area is fertile, it is arid and droughts have been problematic. These aqueducts have reportedly never run dry. Most of it is tunnelled underground, but there are 20 "ventanas" that were used to maintain the channels, with spirals for access. They were seriously cool, some as deep as 40'. And there was another geoglyph easily visible from there- "la felino"Leggi altro