article_snippet: More commonly known as the Nazca Lines, they were first spotted in 1939 when a pilot flew over the Nasca planes of the Peruvian coastal highlands.
article_snippet: they were designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1994 and the area stretches more than 50 miles (80km) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa, about 400 km south of Lima.
article_snippet: More commonly known as the Nazca Lines (pictured), they were first spotted in 1939 when a pilot flew over the Nasca planes of the Peruvian coastal highlands .
article_snippet: the Nazca Lines were designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1994 and the area stretches more than 50 miles (80km) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa, about 400 km south of Lima. 