Monday, May 23, 2016
Day 2 in Ica would prove to be just as busy as the day before. The day started out with an early two hour bus ride to the Nazca lines. We first visited a spiral well that had drinkable mineral water and aqueducts that the ancient people used to transport water and cultivate the dry desert land. Afterwards there was a short hike to a vantage point where we could see one of the Nazca lines, shallow trenches in the desert that form large figures thought to be pictures for the gods. Throughout the day we would see the loom, lizard, spiral and a couple other figures made in the lines. Next was a brief visit of some local ruins before a lesson on how the ancient people made their pottery. Following the pottery lesson there was a demonstration of how gold mining works in Ica. It is done entirely without machinery, much different than the Alaskan gold mining on TV. The day was capped off with a delicious dinner and some dancing later in the night.
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