Nazca Lines

About

See the famous Nazca Lines from the air! The Nazca Lines are a collection of giant geoglyphs—designs or motifs etched into the ground. located in the Peruvian coastal plain about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Lima, Peru. They were created between 500 BCE and 500 CE by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving differently colored dirt exposed

Launch Points (10)

Estudiantes Mountain Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 889 m / 2,918 ftHdg: 56° ENESurface: SHORT GRASS

Nice EAST sloping launch, but it might take days to hike in.

Hummingbird (North - North East)

Foot Launch

Alt: 452 m / 1,484 ftHdg: 17° NNESurface: SHORT GRASS

Launch next to the hummingbird glyph

Small NORTH facing ridge.

Foot Launch

Alt: 498 m / 1,634 ftHdg: 312° NWSurface: SHORT GRASS

Bench up to see the glyphs

Spider Launch

Tow

Alt: 471 m / 1,544 ftHdg: 69° ENESurface: SHORT GRASS

Launch using the runway created 1500 years ago. Is right next to the Spider Image.

SPZA Airport launch

Tow

Alt: 554 m / 1,818 ftHdg: 59° ENESurface: SHORT GRASS

actual airport suitable for aerotow

The Giant aerotow

Tow

Alt: 498 m / 1,633 ftHdg: 119° ESESurface: SHORT GRASS

The Giant Glyph

The Lizard

Tow

Alt: 583 m / 1,914 ftHdg: 23° NNESurface: SHORT GRASS

The Lizard Glyph

The Parrot Foot Launch Site

Foot LaunchTow

Alt: 463 m / 1,518 ftHdg: 286° WNWSurface: SHORT GRASS

Many direction

The Spiral ridge (NORTH)

Foot Launch

Alt: 473 m / 1,553 ftHdg: 336° NNWSurface: SHORT GRASS

The Spiral Glyph ridge launch

The Tree

Tow

Alt: 475 m / 1,559 ftHdg: 275° WSurface: SHORT GRASS

The Tree Glyph

Landing Zones (3)

Flying Conditions

Has 10 different launch points and at least 1 or more defined places that you can tow from. The best wind direction is 65.4 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: , all dependent on current weather conditions.