Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pre-Incan civilization that flourished on the southern coast of Peru from about 200 BC to about AD 600, known for its polychrome vessels decorated with stylized designs and for the enormous drawings of geometric and zoomorphic forms etched in the desert floor 200 miles south of Lima.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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A vast plate of oceanic crust known as the Nazca plate is sliding at a relatively speedy clip beneath the more buoyant continental crust of South America.
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For now - the desert geoglyphs known as the Nazca lines, Lake Titicaca, the Colca Canyon, the Lord of Sipan tombs, the Kuelap fortress - will continue to play second fiddle to Machu Picchu.
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The Cessna plane apparently had engine trouble that led it to crash in a field, Nazca police chief Alfredo Coronel said.
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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LIMA, Peru — A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, police said.
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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LIMA, Peru — A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, police said.
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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LIMA, Peru mdash; A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, ...
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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The Nazca Lines, mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert centuries ago by indigenous groups, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Peru's leading tourist attractions.
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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LIMA, Peru mdash; A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, ...
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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LIMA, Peru — A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, police said.
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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The Nazca Lines, mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert centuries ago by indigenous groups, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Peru's leading tourist attractions.
Tourist Plane Crashes Near Famous Nazca Lines, 6 Killed AP 2010
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