But they are long. Paul Williams/FlickrThe Condor, one of the 70 plant and animal geoglyphs that make up Peru’s Nazca Lines. Some of the Nazca Lines go on for as much as 30 miles, slicing great ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.