For more than a thousand years, the Nazca Desert of Peru has held a secret visible only from the sky: hundreds of enormous geoglyphs carved into the earth with impossible precision. From the ground, they vanish into the landscape—but from above, massive hummingbirds, spiraling monkeys, and perfectly straight lines stretch across miles of barren plain. No written records explain who created them or why, and many of the shapes don’t match any known ritual, calendar, or cultural pattern. Even as the Nazca civilization collapsed under drought and instability, they carved more lines—larger, rougher, and more urgent than ever.
Join us on this episode of Three Theories as we explore three compelling possibilities behind the purpose of the Nazca Lines. Were they sacred offerings meant to reach the gods? A vast astronomical or environmental map? Or evidence of something far stranger passing over the desert long before modern flight? What do you believe?
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This podcast episode contains dramatized and imagined elements for storytelling purposes. While we strive to provide accurate and factual information based on available evidence and research, certain perspectives and details have been fictionalized and AI voice technology is used to enhance the narrative and listener experience. Listener discretion is advised.
Music by Misterbates.
